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Thomas Neary pork pie

[thomas neary pork pie] Your eyes do not deceive you, that photo is not doctored, and we haven't been spraying our review pies with asphalt. Yes, it's true - Thomas Neary, artisan pie creator, sold us a burnt pie.

We should add that all was not lost. A very fine jelly surrounded some excellently seasoned pork, which was unusually tightly clumped together in the middle. Clearly it had taken fright at the state of the pastry and decided that huddling in the centre was its best defence against burning.

The top was glazed, which to be honest is a trend pie-man can take or leave. Mr Neary had chosen something sticky for the job, not unlike those things the CIA use to get people's fingerprints. Maybe this pie is a secret surveillance device, although if so it's a rather rubbish one, given that we ate it before it could return to headquarters and submit its report.

So potentially a very fine pie indeed, but spoilt by an excess of carbon deposits. Mr Neary, if you are reading this, we would genuinely like to see what you can do when you are really trying.

Score: 5.6 out of 10