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Brown Gold: Why British Pubs Are Drowning Our Dinners in Dishwater

Gravy should be the crowning glory of the British pub meal — rich, glossy, and deeply savoury. So why does most of what gets ladled onto our plates taste like a beef stock cube had a nervous breakdown in a mug of warm water? We went looking for the pubs and restaurants that actually get it right.

Pastry Wars: We Ate Our Way Across Britain So You Don't Have To

From the windswept cliffs of Cornwall to the fog-drenched moors of Yorkshire, we stuffed our faces with the finest — and occasionally the most bewildering — pies Britain has to offer. Armed with nothing but an elastic waistband and a suspicious amount of brown sauce, the Pig's Ear team ranked them all. Spoiler: some counties should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.