WeeCOOK of Carnoustie has taken a Diamond award as well as the MacLean Cup for the best speciality savoury for its Caponata Formaggio in the 22nd World Championship Scotch Pie Awards which were announced this week.
WeeCOOK won:
DIAMOND
Caponata Formaggio
Vegetarian Savoury
MACLEAN'S CUP FOR BEST SPECIALITY SAVOURY
Caponata Formaggio
SILVER
Chicken, Leek & Potato Pie
Hot Savoury
BRONZE
Beef Steak Bourguignon Pie
Steak Pie (Hand held)
The annual awards recognise excellence in the production of the perfect pie and are a firm favourite in the calendar with bakers and butchers vying for a top prize in the 11 categories including the iconic Scotch Pie, Football Pies & Savouries, Macaroni Pie, Steak Pie, Sausage Roll, Cold Savoury, Hot Savoury, Vegetarian Savoury, Haggis Savoury, Bridie and Apple Pies.
The annual judging day, which was held in a COVID safe setting late last year, saw over 70 butchers and bakers enter more than 400 of the nation’s best pies for judging by over 50 experts in their field. So, for WeeCOOK to have taken a prize is a great achievement.
Hayley Wilkes, Owner of WeeCOOK said, "We can’t believe it! The video went so fast I wasn’t sure what we’d won at first so it was an even big extra surprise to find out we’ve also won the ‘Macleans cup’ for best speciality savoury pie (non scotch pie) in the awards ..with a veggie pie!! Brilliant!
The staff are buzzing, it’s lovely to get recognition for all their hard work through what has been a rough time for everyone and especially hospitality businesses like ours. It's a great boost and start to the new year!"
Alasdair Smith, Chief Executive of Scottish Bakers who run the competition on behalf of the bakery and butchery trades said, “We have overcome everything COVID could throw at us this year to celebrate the best pies and as always the results do not disappoint.
"It is with great pleasure that we can announce that WeeCOOK has taken a prize,” he continued, “and they can be rightly very proud of their achievements. We took delivery of over 400 entries this year, so to win is no small feat and to know that every winning product was lovingly made from scratch from locally sourced ingredients, freshly made daily by skilled craftspeople just goes to show the skill, creativity and hard work of each and every entrant."
WeeCOOK
We are a family restaurant, award winning pie makers and established caterers. The WeeCOOK Kitchen spent 3 years at the Broughty Golf Club in Monifieth in Angus. We have now relocated our Restaurant and Pies to our new premises, The WeeCOOK Kitchen at Barry Downs holiday park.
