Rick Stein

Rick Stein is one of England's most recognisable chefs, a restaurateur and a hugely popular television presenter. As a chef his speciality is seafood, but with his series Food Heroes, Rick has shown that he's equally passionate about the best of British produce whatever its provenance. In his most recent series French Odyssey, he also revealed a passion for the French way of life, and the way that food is intimately tied up with the culture. He was born in Oxfordshire to Eric and Dorothy Stein, who were of German descent. He later moved to Padstow, Cornwall where he spent many childhood holidays. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. He then spent several years running a disco before buying an ailing local nightclub in Padstow--a venture which would seem a million miles away from cooking. However, when Rick opened his first restaurant it specialised in freshly caught local produce, supplied by the fishermen who had once frequented his club. He has run the Sea