S01 Episode 1
Episode 1
Rick Stein shares the recipes that have helped to make him a top sea food chef, including rich fish soup, creamy crab Newburg and fresh mullet cooked in a spicy Tuscan sauce: aided and abetted by his terrier Chalky.
Sun, 3 Sep 1995
S01 Episode 2
Episode 2
Rick goes hunting for the razor shells of the Camel estuary to add to his clam chowder, he also goes fishing with his son for mackerel : 'the Ford Escorts of the fish world' : and cooks a banquet for his school's Old Boy Society.
Sun, 10 Sep 1995
S01 Episode 3
Episode 3
The gourmet chef holds his annual feast for the restaurant staff - a clam bake on the sands around Padstow - then embarks on a nocturnal hunt for soft-shell crabs in a remote part of the estuary. Finally, he prepares a delicious seafood salad using ingredients gathered from local rock pools, including mussels, limpets, whelks and samphire.
Sun, 17 Sep 1995
S01 Episode 4
Episode 4
The restaurant staff anxiously await the verdict of food writer Michael Bateman, who drops in to sample a seafood starter. Rick reluctantly submits himself to a photo session to satisfy the critics beginning to note his work, before preparing a range of dishes including his own recipe for fish cakes.
Sun, 24 Sep 1995
S01 Episode 5
Episode 5
The chef crosses the Channel and hears strong opinions about the British attitude to fish. In Padstow, he attempts to catch the King of the Sea and tosses together a seafood salad : oblivious to the turning tide.
Sun, 1 Oct 1995
S01 Episode 6
Episode 6
Rick concludes the series by making his own innovative contribution to Padstow’s ancient May Day traditions, creating lobster salad in spicy Thai sauce for his friends and neighbours. A coastal walk offers a chance to gather mussels, limpets and samphire for poaching in wine and cream and a final fishing trip provides a salmon to cook with sorrel sauce.
Sun, 8 Oct 1995
