When I started out in the early 1970s French cooking was really my only serious influence. For the first 10 years of… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
I fished with my dad and my mum was a great cook, although I didnt help out in the kitchen. It was… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
My childhood was idyllic to begin with. We lived on a farm in Oxfordshire and my mum used its produce in the… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
Around Bordeaux the landscape is lush and verdant, then towards Toulouse it gets drier, sunnier and hotter. The food changes too. — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
Every time I buy produce from one of my food heroes I never fail to get a thrill. The meat, for example,… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
I like to have fish and salad - mackerel, Dover sole or gurnard, and I usually pan-fry it or use the barbecue.… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
Its such a diverse culture with Chinese, Indian, Malay Eurasian and all points in between so wherever you go in Malaysia youve… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
If a recipe is good, I'm not going to mess with it, but they are recipes I've spent quite a bit of… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
Our seas do have fish in them. We have to change our eating habits, the type of fish we tend to go for. Pollack… — Rick Stein Copy Share
In my eyes, baking and pastry-making is like a science - all the measuring of quantities and temperatures. — Rick Stein Copy Share
If a recipe is good, I'm not going to mess with it, but they are recipes I've spent quite a bit of time getting… — Rick Stein Copy Share
A lot of my customers wouldnt go to a McDonalds but we are all after the same thing in this business: pleasing the customer.… — Rick Stein Copy Share
I dont think Ill ever stop working, its what I do even though I dont have to - thats one of the pleasures of… — Rick Stein Copy Share
I love the Chinese words for greeting: not strictly 'Hello' but 'Have you eaten yet? — Rick Stein Copy Share
Losing close relatives doesnt get any easier, really, but losing your parents is the big deal. — Rick Stein Copy Share
The first day in Tokyo was disorientating - all neon, gadgets and extreme politeness - but I was surprised to find that I have… — Rick Stein Copy Share
My father, Eric, was bipolar and as he got older, his illness affected the family more and more. My mother was magnificent in protecting… — Rick Stein Copy Share
On the surface, our lives seemed idyllic. My four siblings and I grew up on a 150-acre farm in Oxfordshire, and spent every holiday… — Rick Stein Copy Share
I've never worked in anyone else's kitchen, but at college there was a guy called Tom Chivers who was a great chef and I… — Rick Stein Copy Share
I do think there is continuing sense in people buying recipe books from somebody they trust. — Rick Stein Copy Share
As a child, I was embarrassed by my dads effusive episodes, but I suppose I got used to living with someone who was intermittently… — Rick Stein Copy Share
I eat out a lot, so being at home is just great. I usually make a chicken rice recipe that I picked up in… — Rick Stein Copy Share
I particularly like writing on planes. You've got nothing else to do but concentrate. — Rick Stein Copy Share
