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Season 1 – Rick Stein's Food Stories

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Rick Stein celebrates the best of British food, meeting the people and discovering the stories behind the country's beloved dishes; from his home in Padstow, he cooks some of his own.
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Rick Stein's Food Stories — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Cumbria Rick pays homage to actor Stan Laurel; he meets a shrimp fisherman and discovers an old favorite, potted shrimps; back home in Padstow, Rick is joined by his son, Jack, to cook his Mum's shepherd's pie. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 13, 2024 Argyll Rick rediscovers his love for the foodie heaven of Argyll; he meets Chef Pamela Brunton, a Michelin Green Star winner, whose menu showcases local and foraged ingredients; he catches langoustine with teacher-turned- fisherwoman Mary Galloway. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 14, 2024 Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is a county of farming innovation, where Rick meets inventor James Dyson; James allows him special access to his farm of the future, where strawberries, tended by robots, are grown all year round; Chef Rachel Green makes plum bread. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 15, 2024 Northern Ireland Amid Belfast's bustling food scene, Rick enjoys a Filipino-style Sunday lunch; on Northern Ireland's Atlantic coast, he meets an award-winning chef with a no-waste approach, who turns fish offal and underused species such as dogfish into dishes. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 16, 2024 Manchester Rick immerses himself in the food traditions of the northwest; in Manchester he meets Joe Otway, a chef reinventing those traditions for a hip crowd; Rick cooks a scotch egg for a ploughman's and one of his favorites, liver, bacon and onions. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 12, 2024 South Wales On Wales' Gower Peninsula, Rick meets the farmer raising salt marsh lamb; he thanks his lucky stars none of his sheep have been blown up by the WW2 bombs still buried there; Rick's intrigued to try vegan rhubarb pizza, made by a social-media star. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Bristol Rick tries jerk chicken made by the man behind Bristol's Caribbean food kitchen; he delves into the history of the city's African-Caribbean carnival and witnesses the healing power of food at a cafe staffed by victims of modern-day slavery. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Suffolk Rick visits a Suffolk bakery making artisan sourdough; he meets an old friend who sells fresh fish on the beach; in Southwold, Rick discovers that the writer George Orwell held surprising views on English cooking. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 12, 2024 London: Part One Rick is back in London; in Chinatown, he is entranced by the art of making dim sum; in west London, he witnesses mozzarella making; DJ Stuart Maconie tells Rick about the variations he has had of our favorite breakfast. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 12, 2024 London: Part Two Rick continues his food tour of London in Walthamstow, meeting head brewer Jaega Wise who explains about craft beer; in west London, over a bowl of borscht at a Ukrainian restaurant, he is reminded of how food creates community. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Kent In Kent, Rick harvests English cherries at a family-run farm; from Ramsgate, he heads out to sea in search of Dover sole, his favorite fish; at home, in Padstow, he makes red velvet chocolate and cherry cupcakes. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Glasgow Rick delves into Glasgow's multicultural food scene, tucking into Korean and Pakistani dishes and finding out how Italian food became part of the city's fabric; he discovers the best chocolate he's ever tasted, made by an artisan chocolatier. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Yorkshire Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 12, 2024 Midlands Food writer Gurdeep Loyal gives Rick a tour of Leicester's Indian food, from a hidden gem food truck to the Indian equivalent of high tea at the Ritz. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 12, 2024 West Country Rick ends his U.K. food tour in his home region, the West Country; he meets a group of food pioneers; Rick cooks a carrot tarte Tatin and a cheese, potato and spinach phyllo pie. Details

Season Info

Director
Matt Bennett, Colin Steele
Executive Producer
Matt Bennett
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 12, 2024