10 Mile Menu

Written by Lizzie on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 09:49AM
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A few weeks ago, on a quiet Saturday morning, Henri received a phone call. It was John Burton Race asking if he could come, film crew in tow, and buy a chicken from us at the farm! He was taking part in ITV's 10 Mile Menu, where two celebrity teams had been tasked with cooking up a three course meal using ingredients sourced within a ten mile radius of Topsham. Surely enough, half an hour later he arrived in the 10 Mile Menu car, along with Kaye Adams, his team mate.

Peter took them through the way we produce our chickens, from the way we slowly grow them, to the fact we hang them for two weeks, to the careful butchery. Then, able to tick the chicken off of their shopping list, the pair rushed off to get the rest of their ingredients from other local producers, including our neighbour Gibson's Plaice along Magdalen Road.

Once in the kitchen later that day, the duo simply roasted the crown of our chicken with just a touch of seasoning. They used the rest of the bird to produce lovely chicken stock to add flavour to the accompanying pumpkin risotto. It was all served with spinach, cabbage and a creamy mushroom sauce and served up to the Topsham Ladies Cricket Team who were the judges for the day. See the full recipe here. They were all impressed with the quality and taste of the chicken. However the opposing team, made up of Aldo Zilli and Hannah Sandling, just managed to win with their overall menu!

To find out more about the programme and to see the two team's menus click here.

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Two Gold awards - one for our Handmade Lamb & Mint Pie and one for our Red Ruby Steaks.
We are one of Rick Stein's Food Heroes — "Dedicated to supplying excellent-quality produce" Rick Stein
We are delighted to have been awarded Silver in the Taste of the West Retail awards! The category recognises food shops who excel in offering local produce, along with superb standards of customer service and a good overall shopping experience at Pipers Farm Shop.
Our Whole Plain Oven Ready Chickens were awarded Two Star Gold Stars!
They said our Ragù Bolognese had "Good aroma with complex notes of meat, herb & pepper. Meat is moist and tender, as are the vegetables. Overall flavour is good." Gold Stars for our Unsmoked Saddleback Ham, Sirloin Steak and Pork Tenderloin too!
Our Lamb, Aubergine & Tomato with Couscous was awarded 2 Gold Stars — at least 25 experts needed to reach unanimous agreement that the entry is absolutely stunning! "Very tender, excellent quality lamb. Good spicing. For a ready meal it's good quality, really well balanced."
One Star Gold Award goes to our Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings and our Handmade Lamb & Mint Pies — "Good looking pie. Golden top and bottom. Good smell of lamb and mint. Good thin pastry that's crisp. Well filled with tender lamb with good flavour."
Great Taste Award Gold Star Winner our sensational Lamb Burgers!
Winner of the BBC Best Food Producer Sophie Grigson said "Pipers Farm meat combines everything that I look for – it comes from contented animals that have been well cared for, it’s hung, trimmed and prepared with dedicated expertise, and above all it tastes marvellous."
Pipers Farm Red Ruby Beef was the overall winner at the Taste of Excellence Awards held at House of Commons - Food and Farming Industry Awards
Our Red Ruby Beef Mince was awarded Silver at Taste of the West Awards. "Scrupulously trimmed of any gristle and with just the right amount of fat. No shrinkage and full of flavour."
We were awarded a Bronze Taste of the West Award for our Red Ruby Silverside of Beef "Versatile boneless joint with thin layer of natural fat cover."