Forklift drivers are not usually known for their creative culinary expertise, but one British bloke proved it is possible to be a whiz at both after showing off his cooking skills in a televised competition.

Alan Sinclair, a forklift driver at the Birds Eye factory in Lowescroft, put his skills to the test on the ITV show Britain's Best Dish. Sinclair cooked a summer fruit and meringue tart for the three judges. Sinclair was cooking off for the GBP10,000 (USD15,592) prize and was up against a smoked trout and watercress tart and a duck panhackelty. The smoked trout dish won the competition.

Sinclair has worked for Birds Eye for 10 years, after moving to Lowescroft from New Zealand, but his passion is cooking. He began cooking seriously two years ago after completing a catering course at Lowescroft College.
His dish was perfected in the development kitchens at Birds Eye and his lucky workmates were the taste testers.