Rick Stein

Rick Stein will talk about his new book Rick Stein's Long Weekends.

Cadiz, Palermo, Copenhagen and more. Rick Stein goes in search of good food in fabulous locations, and all of them just a quick hop, skip and a jump from the UK.

'Rick Stein's Long Weekends' will accompany the second half of the BBC One series, airing in Autumn 2016.

Rick Stein's passion for using good-quality local produce and his talent for creating delicious flavour combinations in his books and restaurants have won him a host of awards, accolades and fans. As well as presenting a number of television series, he has published many best-selling cookery books, including French Odyssey, Coast to Coast, Far Eastern Odyssey, Rick Stein's Spain and Rick Stein's India.

Rick has always believed in showcasing local seafood and farm produce in his four restaurants in Padstow, Cornwall, where he also has a seafood cookery school, food shops and a pub in the nearby village of St Merryn.

In 2003 Rick was awarded an OBE for services to West Country tourism. He divides his time between Padstow and Australia, where he also has a seafood restaurant by the sea in Mollymook, NSW.