Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 17 on U&Dave ja vu (74)
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Season 1, Episode 2
The chef continues his gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul taking in the countries of the former Byzantine Empire - a renowned melting pot of East and West. This instalment finds the gastronome in the city of Ravenna, where he discovers Piadinas, a thin Italian flatbread street food dating back to Roman times. He then crosses the Adriatic Sea to Croatia - a first for Rick - and a gets a chance to discover new a wealth of dishes such as pasticada, goat stew with peas and lamb peka
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Rick Stein
(Presenter)
Born:
January 04, 1947
in
Oxfordshire
Best Known For:
His expertise with fish dishes.
Early-life:
Born in Oxfordshire on January 4, 1947. He went to catering college and then travelled the world. He worked on a German cargo ship and an Australian railway before returning to read English at New College, Oxford. He later moved to Padstow, where he had spent many childhood holidays. Stein opened a nightclub in the Cornish town in 1974, but soon transformed it into a cafe, then a restaurant, and went on to specialise in seafood cooking.
Career:
In 1984, Stein's The Seafood Restaurant was voted Egon Ronay Restaurant of the Year. As his star continued to rise, close friend Keith Floyd put his name forward as a natural for TV. Stein became a popular presenter with a number of cookery series for the BBC including Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea, Fruits of the Sea, Food Heroes, and French Odyssey. His last culinary tour involved a trip to Spain and was broadcast in 2011. He has also found time to present a documentary on novelist Daphne du Maurier and acted as a contributor on Grumpy Old Men.
Quote:
'Chefs are paying far too much attention to novel ideas and not nearly enough to the basic quality of the ingredients.'
Trivia:
Stein owns four restaurants in Padstow, as well as various other ventures. His impact on the local economy is such that the town has reportedly been nicknamed 'Padstein'.
David Pritchard
(Producer)
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