A stolen van that contained 2,500 pies has been discovered by police, a Michelin-starred chef has confirmed.
Tommy Banks, who runs award-winning eating places in North Yorkshire, mentioned the van had been on account of drop off the pies, price £25,000, at York Christmas Market on Monday morning.
Nonetheless, he believed the white Fiat Ducato had been snatched from a enterprise park in Melmerby, close to Ripon, on Sunday evening.
The refrigerated van was discovered deserted with false quantity plates within the Hemlington space of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Police mentioned.
Mr Banks admitted the incident was “a bit like a Wallace & Gromit sketch”.
“I do not suppose the blokes who stole the van had been essentially attempting to steal pies. I believe they had been attempting to steal a van and the pies had been simply collateral,” he mentioned.
He doesn’t but know if the big variety of steak and ale, turkey and cranberry, and butternut squash-filled pastries had been nonetheless within the car.
“A van is a van, however the quantity of labor that goes into making pies is big,” he mentioned.
He added that he felt “unhappy” that such a lot of meals may go to waste.
North Yorkshire Police beforehand mentioned an investigation had been launched into the theft and requested anybody with data to get in contact.
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