Michelin-starred chef lashes out at parents of 'selfish little brats' after children break into pub's chicken coop and smash 30 eggs

Published: 13:45, 31 July 2026 | Updated: 13:54, 31 July 2026 A Michelin-starred chef has lashed out at the parents of the 'selfish little brats' who broke into his pub's chicken coop and smashed '30 to 40' fertilised eggs.  Adam Handling, 37, criticised the guests who allowed their children to enter a chicken coop at his restaurant and throw fertilised eggs at a tree.  The former MasterChef: The Professionals finalist added that other diners had allowed their dogs to attack and kill a chicken at the Tartan Fox pub near Newquay, Cornwall.  He blamed the owners for ignoring signs in the pub to keep dogs on a lead.   He said in an Instagram video: 'I have no idea what goes through a kid's head when they're doing it. But you know the thing? I don't understand the parents that allow them sort of children to act that way in public places.  'And for the child it says more about the parent than the child.  'I'm so hurt. I loved them chickens so much - and you had them killed.'  The unruly guests were enjoying a Sunday lunch at the pub, costing £42 for two courses or £49 for three.  Adam Handling, 37, lashed out at the parents of the 'selfish little brats' broke into his pub's chicken coop and smashed '30 to 40' fertilised eggs The Scottish chef has told of how the thought of the bids as his 'babies' He said that the 'selfish little brats' smashed the fertilised eggs that were intended to produce more chicks.  The Scottish chef plans to install CCTV and motion sensors to protect his chickens and their eggs.  While Mr Handling has no evidence of who smashed the eggs he said that only an 'extremely small adult' or child could get inside the coop.  The chicken coop is protected by two layers of fencing but chickens were allowed to freely roam the grounds whenever possible in the three-acre pub.  Mr Handling opened his flagship restaurant, Frog, in Covent Garden, London, nearly ten years ago. It has since been awarded a Michelin star.  The Ugly Butterfly in Newquay, another restaurant he owns, was also awarded a Michelin star.  He was appointed MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to hospitality.   He told The Times that he thought of the birds as 'my babies'.  He said: 'They are pretty much completely hand-reared. So when they see humans, these wonderful little things come running at you, they’ll peck your shoes. The chef was appointed MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to hospitality 'What I do feel is, when it comes to the younger generations, people are a little bit more frivolous with discipline. 'Kids are on their phones; they do their own thing. It’s not like when we were children. For me, it’s lack of education and lack of parenting. The kids would have had to have been away from the table for some time.' In 2024, chef Hugh Corcoran started a furious row after accusing customers of 'window dining' by sharing plates and not ordering drinks. Hugh Corcoran, who runs the Yellow Bittern on London's Caledonian Road, launched an angry rant on Instagram saying that sharing plates have 'ruined dining' and that it's 'not worth opening' for people only willing to spend '£25 a head'.