A van containing 2,500 pies destined for a Christmas marketplace has been stolen, prompting an enchantment from a Michelin-starred chef.
Tommy Banks, who runs award-winning eating places in North Yorkshire, says “just about a tonne” of pies, price £25,000 in overall, have been taken after the van used to be pushed clear of Barker Trade Park in Melmerby on Sunday night time.
The refrigerated car used to be because of make a supply to the chef’s pop-up pie stall at York Christmas Marketplace, then again group of workers discovered it had vanished on Monday morning.
“The group are very gutted as it’s days and days of labor long gone,” he instructed the BBC.
“Trucks be replaced on insurance coverage however all that paintings and all the ones elements, simply nicked.”
The stolen pieces, which integrated steak and ale pies, turkey and cranberry pies and butternut squash pies, would were sufficient to inventory Tommy’s Pie Store for every week, in line with the chef.
He endured: “The object that I’m gutted about particularly is, what are they going to do with them, are they going to offload them someplace?
“It’s only a actual disgrace.”
North Yorkshire Police mentioned it have been knowledgeable of the robbery and requested somebody with knowledge to get in contact.
“The fellows are completely scrambling however I feel we have now sufficient to get via nowadays and we’re simply running like loopy to make extra,” he mentioned.
“Expectantly we’ll be capable to inventory ourselves again up once more.”
Mr Banks put out a video message on social media interesting for the thieves to “do the fitting factor” and donate the pies to a group centre to steer clear of 1000’s of foods going to waste.
“I do know they’ve long gone now and we clearly aren’t going to get better them to promote them,” Mr Banks mentioned.
“I simply assume that’s 2,500 folks lets feed and there’s numerous individuals who may do with a scorching meal presently. If we will be able to in finding them, they may be able to have them.”
(BBC Information)
