Order of Rick Stein Books

Rick Stein is an English celebrity chef, TV host, and restaurateur who has written numerous cookery books as well as his biography, Under a Mackerel Sky: A Memoir.

Stein got his start after college in the town of Padstow, a fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Stein and a friend had a quayside nightclub that become known for its freeze-dried curries. The night club was the sight of frequent brawls between fishermen though and it was shutdown by the police. Luckily, the two still had the restaurant license and began running that to avoid bankruptcy. That restaurant eventually became The Seafood Restaurant in 1975 and still exists there today.

After having a good amount of success and appearing on Keith Floyd’s television series as a guest, he was offered his own travelogue style cookery show by BBC Television. This caused a rift between him and Floyd, but lead to numerous successful shows including Rick Stein’s Taste of the Sea, Fruits of the Sea, Seafood Odyssey, Fresh Food, Seafood Lovers’ Guide, Food Heroes, French Odyssey, Mediterranean Escapes, Far Eastern Odyssey, Rick Stein’s Spain and Rick Stein’s India.

Publication Order of Cookbooks

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

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Rick Stein’s India is a book of Rick’s travels to the heart of the India to find the best, diverse flavours and the long held traditions and modern techniques used to make them. He takes all that he learns and uses that information in his attempt to make the perfect curry.

Rick Stein’s memoir Under a Mackerel Sky tells the tumultuous life story of Rick Stein. From his childhood in 1950s Oxfordshire and North Cornwall to his bipolar father to his adventures in Australia, America, and Mexico, to his return to Cornwall and his cooking origins. You get to see the exciting life that led to an unforgettable cooking career.