CELEBRITY chef Paul Rankin brought his unique style to a Tesco store in Swindon at the weekend.

The famous chef was cooking a variety of dishes with a seasonal twist on a mobile cookery unit outside Tesco Extra on Ocotal Way on Saturday.

He was assisted by catering students from Swindon College and customers were also invited to join Paul on stage to help prepare dishes and sample the food.

Paul runs his own restaurant Cayenne in Belfast and has worked on many of TV's most popular cookery programmes including Ready, Steady Cook, Masterchef and the Good Food Show.

He has also had a number of his own successful TV programmes including Gourmet Ireland, The Rankin Challenge and Techno: Food.

The event was part of Tesco's Countdown to Christmas and there will be another Christmas celebration at the store on December 8 with a day of fun activity for children.