One hundred days of pie – No.49 Burchalls of St Helens

2017-06-15T15:29:10+01:00June 7th, 2015|

burchalls1‘Tis a shameful admission but I worked in St Helens for three years and parked up around the back of this place with no knowledge it was actually there. But maybe that’s a deliberate thing, as it is an understated institution where the locals furtively enter with a knowing nod. 

Even as you walk past, it can be difficult to ascertain that there are top notch pastry products being served up in here as it is […]

And so it begins……

2014-05-11T13:37:16+01:00May 11th, 2014|

philippesThe following article appeared in the Wigan fanzine, The Mudhutter a few weeks ago and explains how the “Life of Pies” began and how the author hopes to use the latest craze of “Crowd Funding” to help fund the printing of the book.

Left: A steak pie from Philippes of Skipton

A new year always brings new aims and ambitions. By day I work as an accountant but in my spare time I co-edit this Wigan fanzine […]

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