--- title: "10 Good Quotes By Rick Stein" description: "10 Good quotes by Rick Stein. Plus more from Rick Stein and more Good sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/rick-stein-5306_fish_the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserbur_517653.png" --- > [The fish auctions at Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Scrabster and Kinlochbervie are bustling and successful, with good landings of fish from the north all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserburgh-scrabster-and/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/rick-stein-5306_fish_the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserbur_517653.png) > [Its challenging getting people to pay the right money to eat really good food and finding great people to work for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/its-challenging-getting-people-to-pay-the-right-money-to-eat-really/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/rick-stein-5306_food_its-challenging-getting-people-to-pay-th_2444147.png) > [This is what London's all about for me: good local restaurants. It's what makes a civilised city. For me, as a country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/this-is-what-london-s-all-about-for-me-good-local-restaurants-it-s/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/rick-stein-5306_city_this-is-what-london-s-all-about-for-me-g_403464.png) > [Lunch is a problem because my office is above our chip shop - everything is fried in proper beef dripping. It smells…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/lunch-is-a-problem-because-my-office-is-above-our-chip-shop/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/rick-stein-5306_chips_lunch-is-a-problem-because-my-office-is_2901387.png) > [Unless its Michelin-starred food, people wont pay top dollar for top food so its hard to do good old-fashioned French cooking and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/unless-its-michelin-starred-food-people-wont-pay-top-dollar-for-top/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/rick-stein-5306_cooking_unless-its-michelin-starred-food-people_2077706.png) > [On the whole Im a good companion, I like travelling, I dont mind airports or planes, I quite like it - theres…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/on-the-whole-im-a-good-companion-i-like-travelling-i-dont-mind/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/rick-stein-5306_always_on-the-whole-im-a-good-companion-i-like_1301924.png) > [I enjoy mending leaking pipes and dodgy plugs, as it helps me to unwind when my mind is on something else. Im…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-enjoy-mending-leaking-pipes-and-dodgy-plugs-as-it-helps-me-to/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/rick-stein-5306_enjoy_i-enjoy-mending-leaking-pipes-and-dodgy_1766134.png) > [People feel very strongly about restaurants if theyre involved in them. It tends to take over your life for good and bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/people-feel-very-strongly-about-restaurants-if-theyre-involved-in/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/rick-stein-5306_bad_people-feel-very-strongly-about-restaura_2543842.png) > [If a recipe is good, I'm not going to mess with it, but they are recipes I've spent quite a bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/if-a-recipe-is-good-i-m-not-going-to-mess-with-it-but-they-are/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/rick-stein-5306_eggs_if-a-recipe-is-good-i-m-not-going-to-mes_118912.png) > [Ive definitely got a sense of not being very good at stuff. Its sort of absurd because, you know, Ive done really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/ive-definitely-got-a-sense-of-not-being-very-good-at-stuff-its-sort/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/rick-stein-5306_doubt_ive-definitely-got-a-sense-of-not-being_2197597.png) ## Other authors on Good ## More by Rick Stein > [Our seas do have fish in them. We have to change our eating habits, the type of fish we tend to go for. Pollack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/our-seas-do-have-fish-in-them-we-have-to-change-our-eating-habits-the/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [In my eyes, baking and pastry-making is like a science - all the measuring of quantities and temperatures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/in-my-eyes-baking-and-pastry-making-is-like-a-science-all-the/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/if-a-recipe-is-good-i-m-not-going-to-mess-with-it-but-they-are/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [A lot of my customers wouldnt go to a McDonalds but we are all after the same thing in this business: pleasing the customer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/a-lot-of-my-customers-wouldnt-go-to-a-mcdonalds-but-we-are-all-after/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [I dont think Ill ever stop working, its what I do even though I dont have to - thats one of the pleasures of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-dont-think-ill-ever-stop-working-its-what-i-do-even-though-i-dont/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [I love the Chinese words for greeting: not strictly 'Hello' but 'Have you eaten yet?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-love-the-chinese-words-for-greeting-not-strictly-hello-but-have-you/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [Losing close relatives doesnt get any easier, really, but losing your parents is the big deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/losing-close-relatives-doesnt-get-any-easier-really-but-losing-your/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [The first day in Tokyo was disorientating - all neon, gadgets and extreme politeness - but I was surprised to find that I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/the-first-day-in-tokyo-was-disorientating-all-neon-gadgets-and/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [My father, Eric, was bipolar and as he got older, his illness affected the family more and more. My mother was magnificent in protecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/my-father-eric-was-bipolar-and-as-he-got-older-his-illness-affected/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/on-the-surface-our-lives-seemed-idyllic-my-four-siblings-and-i-grew/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-ve-never-worked-in-anyone-else-s-kitchen-but-at-college-there-was-a/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [I do think there is continuing sense in people buying recipe books from somebody they trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-do-think-there-is-continuing-sense-in-people-buying-recipe-books/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [As a child, I was embarrassed by my dads effusive episodes, but I suppose I got used to living with someone who was intermittently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/as-a-child-i-was-embarrassed-by-my-dads-effusive-episodes-but-i/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [I eat out a lot, so being at home is just great. I usually make a chicken rice recipe that I picked up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-eat-out-a-lot-so-being-at-home-is-just-great-i-usually-make-a/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) > [I particularly like writing on planes. You've got nothing else to do but concentrate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/i-particularly-like-writing-on-planes-you-ve-got-nothing-else-to-do/) [Rick Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-stein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/rick-stein/#itemlist", "name": "10 Good Quotes By Rick Stein", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fish auctions at Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Scrabster and Kinlochbervie are bustling and successful, with good landings of fish from the north all the way to Norway.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Stein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserburgh-scrabster-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/rick-stein-5306_fish_the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserbur_517653.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/rick-stein-5306_fish_the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserbur_517653.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/rick-stein-5306_fish_the-fish-auctions-at-peterhead-fraserbur_517653.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The fish auctions at Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Scrabster and Kinlochbervie are bustling and successful, with…” — Rick Stein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Its challenging getting people to pay the right money to eat really good food and finding great people to work for you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Stein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-stein/its-challenging-getting-people-to-pay-the-right-money-to-eat-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/rick-stein-5306_food_its-challenging-getting-people-to-pay-th_2444147.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/rick-stein-5306_food_its-challenging-getting-people-to-pay-th_2444147.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/rick-stein-5306_food_its-challenging-getting-people-to-pay-th_2444147.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Its challenging getting people to pay the right money to eat really good food and finding great people to…” — Rick Stein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This is what London's all about for me: good local restaurants. 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