Police recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after a chef's appeal, but they are too damaged to eat

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Police recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after a chef's appeal, but they are too damaged to eat
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A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van has ended in disappointment. Tommy Banks had urged the thieves who stole his van not to waste the cargo of steak and ale, turkey and butternut squash pies. Banks implored the thieves to leave the food at a community center.

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Tommy Banks, who owns two Michelin-starred restaurants and a pub in the northern English county of Yorkshire, said a member of staff discovered the van was missing, along with its cargo of steak and ale, turkey and butternut squash pies intended for a Christmas market in the city of York. The food has been valued at 25,000 pounds .

In an update, Banks said police had found the van, badly damaged and with stolen license plates, in Middlesbrough, about 30 miles from where it was taken. He said the pies were still inside but were damaged and would have to be discarded.

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