The search is on for the butcher or baker who is York’s best pork pie maker.

Bedern Hall in the centre of York is staging its third annual competition to find the perfect pork pie, as part of the York Festival of Food and Drink.

Director of Bedern Hall, Roger Lee said: “It’s a real link to York’s history to stage this event in Bedern Hall given that prior to restoration the Hall was part of the famous William Wright’s Pork Butchers.

“The pork pie is our original street-food and we will be looking to York locals and visitors alike to help judge who makes the perfect pork pie.”

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Standards will be set and trophies for the competition will be sponsored by The Company of Butchers of the City of York and awards presented by their Master Andrew Voakes himself a renowned pie maker.

Last year’s winners were Voakes Pies in the Traditional Category and Ged Bell Butchers in the Flavoured Category. “

Roger added: “We hope both will be with us this year to defend their titles. Support from the Butchers Company adds a little pomp to our pies. We look forward to hearing from local pie-makers wanting to enter and tickets are available to the public for the tasting and judging via the Bedern Hall website”

The competition takes place on Friday 27th September at 6.30pm.

To enter, email  roger@bedernhall.co.uk