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EBLEX
English Steak Pie Competition 2007
16 Pub Chefs Reach the Semi-Finals
The
first round judging in the hotly contested National Steak Pie Competition 2007
is now complete and eighteen chefs have been selected to go through to the next
stage of the competition, the Mystery Dining round. It is a great testament
to the quality of food in our English pubs that sixteen of those 18 semi-finalists
are pub chefs.
It is also
a great time to visit these pubs and try their steak pies as they await the
unannounced arrival of the judges to sample the pies on site!
The semi-finalists
were selected following a paper judging by competition organisers, the English
Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX). Foodservice project manager for EBLEX, Hugh
Judd, commented: “Ultimately it’s the quality of the ingredients which makes
a steak pie truly great, and the judges are looking for chefs who are passionate
about sourcing quality ingredients and dedicated to serving delicious food.
Some of the top pie-makers in the country have entered the competition this
year, so it’s going to be a tough but exciting competition final!”
To reach the
next and final stage of the competition, pubs must make it through the Mystery
Dining round, when judges will turn up at their premises unannounced to sample
and score the pie on site. Six finalists will then be selected to go through
to the championship cook-off final at Westminster Kingsway College on 16
July 2007, when they will go head-to-head with the best in the country in
the battle to win the prestigious National Steak Pie Champion title.
The eighteen
semi-finalists for 2007 are:
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Steak Pie 07 Semi-Finalists
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Chris Matthews
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Ship Inn, Kirby-Le-Soken,
Essex
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Steak, Kidney and
Murphy’s Ale Pie
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Dennis Peel
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The Mill Inn, Aldeburgh,
Suffolk
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Steak & Ale Pie
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Neville Brown
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Talbot Arms, Benville
Near Evershot, Dorset
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Steak & Ale Pie
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David ‘Billy’ Brown
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The Hare Arms, Kings
Lynn, Norfolk
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Steak & Mushroom
Pie with Guinness & Port
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Antony Williams
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Williams Arms, Braunton,
Devon
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Steak & ‘Chip’
Pie
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Tom Noon
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Travellers Rest, Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire
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Tommy’s Pie
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Ashley Bignell
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Wills O’ Nats Inn,
Meltham, Holmfirth
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The Geordie Pie
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Adam Howarth
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Wills O’ Nats Inn,
Meltham, Holmfirth
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The “Yorkshire Italian
Job”
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Sarah Pevkert
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Old Rectory Restaurant
part of The National Trust, Royston, Hertfordshire
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Wimpole’s Raised Steak
& Mushroom Pie
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Ron Turner
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The Griffin, Stockport,
Cheshire
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Steak & Holt’s
Ale Pie
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Nicola Prior
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Nic’s Restaurant,
Queenborough, Kent
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Steak & Horseradish
Pie
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Nick White
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The Bull Inn &
Restaurant, Hinton, Near Chippenham, Wiltshire
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Royal Gloucestershire
Steak & Ale Pie
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Nigel Maud
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The New Inn, Hereford,
Herefordshire
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Steak, Mushroom &
Ale Pie
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Carl Smith
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The Guinea Grill,
Mayfair, London
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Steak & Mushroom
Pie
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Martin Rudley
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Ring O’ Bells, Thornton,
Bradford
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Diced Steak &
Country Vegetable in ‘Abbots’ Ale & Thyme Sauce Encased in a Caramelised
Shallot & Sage Shortcrust Pastry
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Jason Howlett
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Ring O’ Bells, Thornton,
Bradford
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Steak, Minced Lamb
& Haggis Pie, Encased in Shortcrust Pastry & Topped with Horseradish
Mashed Potato
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Paul Walker
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The Five Bells Inn,
Cullompton, Devon
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Citrus Beef, Leek,
Thyme and Pickled KumQuat Pie in a Potato Pastry Basket
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Di Shenton
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The Five Bells Inn,
Cullompton, Devon
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Five Bells & O’Hanlon’s
Pie
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Previous
winners:
Champion 2005
Amanda Hodge from The Mill Inn, Penrith
Champion 2006
David ‘Billy’ Brown, head chef at The Hare Arms, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
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