It was crumby for chef Tommy Banks when his van containing $30,000 worth of pies what was stolen, but Michelin–stared chef has appealed to the thieves to donate them to people in need.
“I know you’re a criminal, but maybe just do something nice because it’s Christmas and maybe we can feed a few thousand people with these pies that you’ve stolen, do the right thing,” Banks said in an Instagram video Monday, shortly after they were taken.
The refrigerated van was filled with 2,500 pies with a variety of fillings including steak and ale, turkey and butternut squash, Banks said.
Staff went in the “morning to pick up the van and it has been stolen,” from the business park in Ripon, a cathedral city in northern Britain, he said. He added that it had been “plugged in overnight” to keep the pies fresh.
He added that he had planned to sell the pies at a pop-up stall in the nearby city of York.