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Serves 6  2 tbsp olive oil 2 red onions, cut into 8 wedges 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced 3 courgettes, sliced a pinch of dried chilli flakes a small bunch of rosemary, leaves picked and chopped a small bunch of thyme, leaves picked and chopped 400g can of chickpeas, drained 200g cherry tomatoes, cut in read more …

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Top marks go to Freshers in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff and Bristol, for choosing a Pieminister city to study in! To welcome you to your new city (and to mark the start of pie season) our Free Pie for Freshers van will be heading your way and treating you lucky students to free pie. So read more …

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That’s what the judges said when they tried our two new gluten free pies at the Great Taste Awards.  In fact, the judges unanimously agreed that they couldn’t even tell that our pastry was gluten free.  High praise indeed! The great news is that these two pies are available now in selected Waitrose branches so read more …

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These little triangles are packed with flavour and great for snacks & meat free cravings.   Serves 6 – 8 200g sliced butternut squash 1 aubergine, cut in half 1 red pepper, cut in half 1 red onion, cut in quarters 2 courgettes 150g cherry tomatoes 2 red chillies 4 garlic cloes, left whole 1tbsp read more …

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We think that a lazy morning eating brunch while hanging out with friends or reading the paper is the best way to kick off a great weekend.   So creating a brand new brunch menu was a dream job for our founder, Tristan. The menu is now available every weekend in our Bristol restaurants on Stokes read more …

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The story so far…. Back in June we decided to spend the summer giving free pies to help people raise money for a charity (or just to raise peoples’ spirits). The response to this  has been overwhelming. Just half way through the summer and we’ve already supported more than 100 different events.  From Leeds and Manchester down to Dorset read more …

#LittleActsofPieness Since the start of June we’ve been inviting community-spirited people to apply for free pies for good causes.  These random acts of kindness (or Little Acts of Pie-ness) are helping raise funds for good causes and making people smile. We originally pledged to give away more than 10,000 surplus pies over the summer. And we’ve already donated over 8000 – in the first month! read more …

Why?  Because we’ve created 100% gluten free versions of two of your favourite pies. We’ve spent the best part of a year rolling, mixing, tasting and baking to create Gluten Free Moo and Heidi pies.  And proof that they taste just as great as their non-GF counterparts, they both triumphed in the 2016 British Pie Awards. Taking first read more …

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You’ve earn’t your crust! Pieminister Cardiff on St. Mary’s Street are offering Cardiff half marathon runners this Saturday a free pie if you come in and show us your medal. Each runner will be given a free pie, so what better way to carb ‘re-load’ than on a choice of 16 award-winning Pieminister pies. And read more …

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People of Bristol, Cardiff & Nottingham – 17th March is your lucky day as a whole lot of pie-rish luck will be coming your way! You may well remember our Shamrock pie, made with British beef slow cooked in ‘famous Irish Stout’. Rich, sticky and delicious, this is the perfect pie to wash down with read more …

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