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The results are in from the Great Wight Mince Pie Review Challenge and the winner has been named. Jacqueline Thornes's wonderful mince pies were judged to have 'nice short pastry with lovely chunky filling with a hint of booze'. Judges, Glen Jones and Dan Wavell, co-founders of the challenge, Matrix employee Jamie and County Press editor Alan Marriott, found it hard to choose between all the contestants. Jacqueline, from Shanklin, said she would be spending Christmas bragging to her husband about her success. Second was Malcy Alder-Smith, also of Shanklin, whose pie had 'beautiful t...

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight Bakers Urged To Put Their Best Mince Pie Forward - For Tasting By Iona Stewart-Richardson Islanders are being urged to put forward their best mince pies for an exclusive tasting session. Newport-based web and graphic design company Matrix Create started reviewing mince pies in 2004 but will be doing a blind test this week. Not only did they start publishing their scores and comments online but they also created a spreadsheet - marking the pies on things like taste, packaging and overall appearance. The tea...