Michelin-star chef Tommy Banks took reported the robbery Monday, saying on Instagram that the van and 2,500 pies that were headed to a Christmas market.

Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks has appealed to thieves who stole his van containing $30,000 worth of pies to do something nice for Christmas.

Thieves in northern England might have bitten off more than they can chew after stealing a van carrying 2,500 pies, worth about £25,000 ($31,600).

Tommy Banks says "nearly a tonne" of pies worth a total of £25,000 were due to be delivered to a Christmas market.

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Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks said he's out of 2,500 pies after thieves stole his van containing the baked goods and later ditched the vehicle. According to an Instagram video posted by Banks, the pies were ruined.

A British chef's appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van ended in disappointment Tuesday when police found the vehicle abandoned, with its savory cargo too damaged to eat. Tommy Banks,

A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van has ended in disappointment.

Tommy Banks, who owns two Michelin-starred restaurants and a pub in northern England, begged the car thieves in an Instagram video not to let the food go to waste.

It’s like a pie in the face. A famed British chef who pleaded with the thieves who stole a van packed with 2,500 of his pies to share them with the needy said the flaky fiends trashed the treats, nixing his well-meaning gesture.