Food
Supermarket Mince Pies Trounce Posh Rivals
Renowned pastry chef Claire Clark puts nine pies to the test in our annual survey.
Heston From Waitrose, left, and Fortnum & Mason’s Traditional mince pie.
Photographer: Richard Vines/Bloomberg
Fortnum & Mason is one of the biggest names in British food, and the store’s mince pies often score high marks.
But not here. In a blind tasting by pastry chef Claire Clark, they came last, beaten by supermarket varieties costing a fraction of the price. Top marks went to an unusual, lemon-flavored variety created for Waitrose by chef Heston Blumenthal.