Pieminister Blog

We’re giving our cookbook ‘A Pie for All Seasons’ a cool new cover and we want your most glowing and flattering cookbook quotes for the back!  Not only will the winning ‘quote-givers’ grace the new back-cover, Pieminister founder (and all-round nice guy) Tristan will personally bake your favourite pie recipe from the book, just for read more …

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Draw a Prize Cow (YOU COULD WIN A YEAR’S SUPPLY OF PIES!)  Look out for Prize Cow art-pads in our shops and stockists nationwide (coming soon) or download one here to enter for a chance to win.  We’ll be sharing our favourite sketches and etchings on the Pieminister Facebook page so pie fans everywhere can vote for the winning read more …

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Pieminister pies are making a cameo appearance this autumn on the stage of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre in Great Expectations. The show is a bold and enthralling take on Charles Dickens classic tale of transformation, loss and forgiveness and features an award-winning Pieminister pie a night eaten by the character Magwitch. To celebrate Pieminister pies’ read more …

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A classic World War Two ration dish, adopted and made famous by veggie pioneers, Cranks. Ours has added ‘hippity dippity doo dah’ jazz hands! A big claim indeed, but one we’re willing to stand by. SERVES 4 For the wholemeal pastry 350g wholemeal flour ½ tsp salt 175g butter, diced 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan read more …

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..and with a staggering NINE gold stars given to our pies in this year’s Great Taste Awards, so have we.   So we thank you, pie connoisseurs,  for having such discerning and refined taste buds – you know you’re onto a winner when you tuck into a Pieminister pie! And the 2013 Great Taste Award read more …

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Calling all Georges!!! To celebrate the Royal arrival we’re offering anyone called George a free pie today (Thursday 25 July 13). So head down to your nearest Pieminister shop (with some I.D!) to ‘steak’ your claim. And for a limited time only our Kate & Sidney pie will be known as (yes, you’ve guessed it…) read more …

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A new prince, born in the summer, in Britain?  That can only mean one thing! Street Party time!  So, unravel the bunting, dig out your Will and Kate masks, flags and frilly doilies and have a right royal knees-up with your neighbours. To get you in the mood, check out St John’s Road’s Street Party read more …

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We now stock a great selection of craft beers and ciders and to celebrate we’re giving them away with every Mothership!  Simply print off this voucher and bring it with you before the 1 September 2013, to enjoy a drink on us. Great for a post work pie and pint (or weekend pie feast) our read more …

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Our pies are known for fuelling festival goers, curing hangovers, uniting lovers (we know of a few ‘mothership’ inspired marriage proposals) and generally providing comfort and joy to pie eaters everywhere….but preparing someone for a North Pole expedition?  Definitely a Pieminister ‘first’. Meet Paul Gurney, one of the only people in history to take on read more …

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