We visit St Michael's Fisheries in Headingley

St Michael's Fisheries Headingley, owner Panos Pantazopoulos.

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00:00 My name is Panos, I'm the co-owner of St Michael's Fisheries.

00:04 I've been doing this job for around five years now.

00:08 We own a 100-year-old ship in the heart of Headingley

00:12 close to the cricket and rugby ground

00:16 and we're really happy to be part of Headingley.

00:20 And we've voted one of the best fishing chips in the area?

00:24 Yes, we've been selected in the top rated best fishing chips in Leeds.

00:28 We're proud of that, our team is working very hard for it.

00:32 And what makes your fishing chips good?

00:36 Top quality ingredients and love, I would say.

00:40 Have you always done this job?

00:44 I've done many jobs. I used to be a plumber back home in Greece.

00:48 In England I worked in fishing chips,

00:52 I did some work in the Greek takeaway and I worked as a plumber for a bit.

00:56 But fishing chips is my main job.

01:00 What's the customer like?

01:04 Headingley is a very nice and laid back area

01:08 and all the customers are lovely.

01:12 We have regulars that come the same day every week, which is lovely.

01:16 It's a very nice place to be.

01:20 Obviously it's so close to the sea, do you get a lot of customers from out of sport?

01:24 Yes, when there's a match day, two hours before the match people start coming out the door.

01:28 And we're just waiting for the fish and chips.

01:32 How many fish and chips can you do in a week?

01:36 In a week? I haven't really counted to be honest.

01:40 But it's a lot I would say.

01:44 Do you do a lot on a match day?

01:48 On a match day, yes, we might do 200 orders in a couple of hours.

01:52 What's the secret to the chips?

01:56 For me it's the beef dripping.

02:00 It's the beef dripping and obviously a good quality potato.

02:04 We've got our fish ready here as well.

02:08 Press out the pan.

02:20 How do you know it's ready?

02:22 I can tell, experience.

02:24 [APPLAUSE]