Founder, Co-owner and Chef
In 1975, Rick co-founded The Seafood Restaurant with Jill Stein.
Rick Stein is a British chef, restaurateur, cookery book author and television presenter. He has written over 25 cookery books, a memoir and made over 30 programmes including 12 cookery series. In 2018 Rick was awarded a CBE for Services to the Economy. He has cooked for The Queen and Prince Philip, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, French President, Jacques Chirac and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rick divides his time between his businesses and homes with his wife, Sarah between Padstow, London and Australia.
Rick is best known for a love of fresh, simple seafood and made his name in the 90s with his earliest books and television series based on his life as chef and owner of The Seafood Restaurant (established in 1975) in the fishing port of Padstow. As he said at the time “nothing is more exhilarating than fresh fish simply cooked” – an ethos he has both lived and run his restaurants by. Since then this has grown to include 10 restaurants, 40 hotel rooms, self-catering accommodation, four shops and a cookery school as well as an online business including Stein’s Online Fishmongers. The Stein business now employs over 650 and extends beyond Cornwall with restaurants in Winchester, Sandbanks, Marlborough and Barnes in London. Rick is still at the helm The Rick Stein Group with his ex-wife Jill and their three sons, Edward, Jack and Charlie all involved too.
Rick and his wife, Sarah run two restaurants in Australia, Rick Stein Bannisters in Mollymook, NSW which they launched in 2009 followed by Bannisters, Port Stephens, NSW in 2018.
In 2017 Rick and Sarah launched a range of home and kitchenware called Coves of Cornwall, the crockery, a blue and white range all featuring the topography of Rick’s favourite beaches.
Rick is also famed for his pairing of food and travel in TV shows near and far like: Secret France, Road to Mexico and Venice to Istanbul. During COVID, unable to travel abroad he made a series called Rick Stein’s Cornwall which aired in January 2021, it proved so popular that the BBC immediately commissioned a second series, which also achieved excellent viewing figures in January 2022 and series three followed in February 2023.
In 2020 Rick, and Sarah, established, Rick Stein Productions Ltd to start co-producing his television series for the BBC.
Rick Stein at Home, was published in September 2021 – this book shares the dishes he most loves to cook for family and friends in his kitchen at home. This was followed by another home inspired book ‘Simple Suppers’ – published in October 2023.
New for 2024, Rick Stein’s Food Stories is coming to BBC Two for a 15 part series and a book of the same name is available to pre-order here.
Rick was honoured at the 2024 Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink awards – receiving the Fortnum’s Special Award for the impact his life’s work has had on food and the hospitality industry in this country and beyond.
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FAQs
Stein was often accompanied by his Jack Russell terrier, Chalky, until his death in 2007. So popular was Chalky that Sharp's Brewery named two speciality beers after him. A book has accompanied each series, and Stein's book English Seafood Cookery won the Glenfiddich Award for Food Book of the Year in 1989.
Is Rick Stein a qualified chef? ›
Rick Stein is a British chef, restaurateur, cookery book author and television presenter. He has written over 25 cookery books, a memoir and made over 30 programmes including 12 cookery series. In 2018 Rick was awarded a CBE for Services to the Economy.
Is Rick Stein retiring? ›
Stein, who has no plans to retire himself, says he still finds great joy in his work. “I love travelling, meeting people and talking to them about food,” he said.
Is Rick Steins wife Australian? ›
Hailing originally from New South Wales, Australia, Sarah Stein describes herself as an "Aussie restaurant, tv productions and bookshop owner". She lives and works in Cornwall, with her celebrity chef husband Rick Stein.
What breed was Chalky? ›
Chalky, the Jack Russell owned by fish chef Rick Stein, had become well-known through his appearances on Mr Stein's television series. The chef, along with his wife Jill, paid tribute to his dog. He said his Chalky - who died on 13 January - was loved by everyone.
Does Rick Stein have a temper? ›
Stein says he still has a temper. “I do lose it. I used to lose it terribly when I was cooking. It's much easier in my kitchens now because we've spent a lot of money on making them cooler and putting decent chefs in there who can do the job properly.
Has Rick Stein lost weight? ›
He has also appeared on a number of television shows, most recently Rick Stein's Road to Mexico in 2017. The talented chef has slimmed down over the years, thanks to a combination of dieting and exercise. One of his stranger diet techniques includes eating chilli for his first meal of the day.
Is Rick Stein filming a new series? ›
Rick Stein's Food Stories begins on Monday February 12 on BBC Two at 6.30pm. The series will see Stein embark on a mouther-watering cookery and food pilgrimage in a 15-part series filmed around the UK – to explore what we like to eat today. Lir restaurant in Coleraine opened its doors in March 2023.
How much money is Rick Stein worth? ›
Such is the influence that Rick Stein has had on the village and the impact it has caused to its economy, that Rick's enterprise worth £32 million has gained the nickname of Padstein. Stein's impressive portfolio of businesses has only heightened his influence as one of the world's most accomplished celebrity chefs.
Who is Rick Stein's dad? ›
After many years of suffering from depression, Rick's father Eric Stein tragically took his own life. Rick was just a young man at the time, and his mother had hidden much of Eric's illness from him, so he was keen to find out more about the causes of his father's depression.
What kind of dog was Eddy? ›
For all of the OG Frasier's 11 seasons, Eddie was portrayed by wire-hair Jack Russell Terrier, Moose — though after the eighth season, Moose's son Enzo was his aging father's stunt double (according to their respective Wikipedia pages...
What is the dogs name from Rick and Morty? ›
Snuffles, (who changed his name to Snowball and back again) was Morty's pet dog featured in the episode Lawnmower Dog. Snuffles is a small, fluffy white-haired dog that experiences some trouble with being potty-trained until Rick develops an IQ-enhancing helmet for him at the request of Jerry.
What is Boris dog called? ›
Dilyn is a dog which lived with former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie during their time at 10 Downing Street. He is a white, male Jack Russell cross and was born in 2018.
What kind of dog was Rick Springfield? ›
“I adopted a dog, a black and white bull terrier mix, dressed him in a nice shirt and tie, put him on the cover of my first hit record and people are still singing Jessie's Girl to this day thanks to my awesome adopted boy Lethal Ron.
