Chef wins national pie competition (From Your Local Guardian)

Weybridge chef wins national pie competition

11:00am Monday 13th February 2012 in Elmbridge By Louise Robertson

A pub chef earned his crust when he was crowned winner of a national pie competition.

Keiron Wright, chef at the Percy Lambert in Weybridge High Street, entered his boozy beef pie recipe in to the Stonegate Pub Company’s annual pie competition.

He made the final for the second year in a row and has won the chance to see it on the menu of 134 pubs, including the Percy Lambert, during British pie week, which runs from March 5 to 11.

He was also given the chance to visit Dunkley’s bakery in Wellingborough to see his creation put into production, and won a dinner for two at a top restaurant, and an overnight stay in a city of his choice.

Speaking about the competition, Toby Smith, chief executive of Stonegate Pub Company said: “Keiron’s pie just stood out from the rest. It was unctuous and mouth-watering and delivered everything that you would expect in a great pub pie – the panel and I could all see ourselves sitting in one of our pubs with a pint eating the famous boozy beef pie.”

Mr Wright said: “I’m really looking forward to visiting Dunkley’s and seeing my pie come off the production line. It all seems a bit unreal to be honest but hopefully the customers will love the pie as much as I do once it goes live on the menu.”