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Mince pies really did once contain meat — and this Victorian recipe will convince you that they should to this day - Country Life

Dec 27, 2024 | countrylife.co.uk | Neil Buttery

Once packed with meat, such as ox tongue and mutton, alongside dried and candied fruit and extravagant spices, the mince pie is not what it once was — and food historian Neil Buttery says that's made them worse.
The greatest pies of Christmas past, including 300lb whopper that included 20 rabbits, 15 woodcock, a curlew and 46 yellowhammers

Dec 23, 2024 | countrylife.co.uk | Neil Buttery

Today’s baked goods pale in comparison to a Georgian festive speciality, says food historian Neil Buttery, as he lifts the lid on the Yorkshire Christmas Pye.
Cake or fake? Online trend goes further back than we thought

Sep 17, 2024 | express.co.uk | Neil Buttery

Yes, it is cake: Burger creation on Netflix show (Image: Courtesy of Netflix)A strange food fad has been enjoying the spotlight of late: cakes decorated to resemble everyday objects and food. These hyper-real fakes are a social media sensation – so much so that a popular US Netflix show, Is It Cake?, sees contestants competing to outwit celebrity judges with their painstakingly life-like baked simulacrums of ordinary items.
The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2024 - Winners

Jun 13, 2024 | gfw.co.uk | Neil Buttery |Molly Codyre

The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2024 - Winners It is with great pleasure that we bring you details of the winners of The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2024 presentation, which took place in London at the Royal Institution on 12 June. You will find full details of the winners and sponsors below. It was a truly memorable occasion, honouring excellence in our industry. It was also a joyous celebration of outstanding work and a wonderful opportunity to meet old friends and new.
Special Postbag Edition #2 on Apple Podcasts

Mar 5, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Neil Buttery

Neil’s polishing off season 5 with a postbag edition of news, readers’ questions, comments and queries, special events and other miscellany. Previous Episodes discussed in this episode:Invalid Cookery with Lindsay MiddletonTraditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel GreenChristmas Feasting with Annie GrayHogmanay and Hamely Kitchen with Paula McIntyreEel special: 1. Elvers with 'Elver' DaveEel special: 2. Silver Eels with John Wyatt GreenleeEel special: 3.