Rick Stein’s Food Stories

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Rick Stein meets the people and discovers the stories behind Britain's beloved dishes.

A mouth-watering melting pot. Rick Stein tucks into the nation's cook book, savouring the UK's favourite food. From farm to fork, he explores age-old traditions and modern tastes.

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Rick Stein’s Food Stories: Series 1: West Country

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Rick meets an organic food pioneer in the West Country and cooks some veggie delights.

In the West Country, Rick meets an organic food pioneer, Britain's most famous female cheese maker, and chef Mark Hix, the master of simple British food. Then, he cooks his own vegetarian dishes.

Rick ends his UK food tour on home turf, the West Country. He meets a bevy of food pioneers, from Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson, who blazed a trail for organic food before many people even knew what it was, to the famous cheese maker Mary Quicke, finishing with his friend and fellow chef Mark Hix, the master of simple British food. Rick cooks a carrot tarte tatin and a cheese, potato and spinach filo pie.

Rick Stein’s Food Stories: Series 1

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