The Pie Blog

  • Top 5 Meat Free Meals You Can Try This Veganuary

    by James Sturdy
    “Veganuary” inspired and supported more than half a million people to try vegan during their 2021 campaign – with participants from over 200 countr...
    Posted in Meat Free, Plant Based, Vegan

  • A song about pies??

    by James Sturdy
    If we asked you to name 2 of life’s biggest pleasures, what would you say? (keep it clean!)   Well we asked ourselves this very question and came u...

  • What is Wagyu beef and why is it so special?

    by Mike Driver
    We were recently invited to an open day at Warrendale Wagyu, a Wagyu beef supplier based here in Yorkshire.  We'd never actually tried Wagyu beef b...

  • The future of meat eating

    by james sturdy
    Is meat eating bad for the planet? Is it ethical? Should we stop eating meat altogether and switch to purely plant based diets? These are questions...

  • 3 seasonal and delicious side dishes to try with your pies

    by james sturdy
    So, you’ve received your delivery of Yorkshire Handmade Pies and put them away safely in the freezer drawer, ready to be baked for a convenient and...
    Posted in British Asparagus, British Seasonal Accompaniments, Heritage carrots, Jersey Royal Potatoes

  • 5 Yorkshire Foods you have to try (if you haven't already)

    by James Sturdy
    Here at Yorkshire Handmade Pies, we’re very proud of our Yorkshire heritage and the incredible ingredients we have available to us to make our pies...
    Posted in Famous Yorkshire Foods

  • All About Beef

    by james sturdy
    Beef. A meat we have been eating in Britain for many centuries. There’s few things more British than roast beef (the French even call us ‘Les Rosbi...
    Posted in Beef, British Beef, Responsibly Sourced Beef

  • Interview with our charity partner Food Cycle

    by james sturdy
    For every Yorkshire Handmade Pie order, we donate 30p to the valuable work of Foodcycle who support the lonely, the isolated and the hungry members...

  • What makes the pie so popular?

    by james sturdy
    What makes the pie popular? One thing is not in doubt. We love pies as a nation and have done for a long time! But what is it that we love so much ...

  • British Pie Week BBC Radio York Interview

    by james sturdy
    Yorkshire Handmade Pies founder James Sturdy talks to BBC Radio York during British Pie Week. What are the UK's favourite pies? What makes a pie a ...

  • 6 Things You Never Knew About Pies

    by james sturdy
    The size of pie! Denby Dale in our very own Yorkshire has a long tradition of making giant pies. From such occasions as King George III’s recovery ...

  • What Lurks Inside? The Past Hidden Horrors Encased In Pastry!

    by james sturdy
    What lurks inside? Hidden horrors encased in pastry. The pie has a reputation for hiding horrors. Perhaps the most well-known pie horror story is S...