100 Quotes by Rick Stein

The Turks are fantastic barbecuers. They have these long barbecue pits called Mangals. The food smells wonderful and has a smoky, charcoaly taste.

Im not the worlds greatest sea food chef, I just like fresh fish.

Every time I buy produce from one of my food heroes I never fail to get a thrill. The meat, for example, from Lishmans of Ilkley makes you realise why great roast beef and Yorkshire pudding depends so much on a quality butcher like David Lishman.

One of the reasons for opening the fish and chip shop is that if you want, you can spend less money.

I would quite like to do something on Ireland about the culture, James Joyce, Yeats, persuade Seamus Heaney to have a chat and do some cooking.

I find that the heat from chilli counteracts hunger pangs, which I believe is why it's so popular in the developing world, so I have a very spicy Vietnamese pho for breakfast.

I regard Chinese seafood cookery as among the best in the world.

Around Bordeaux the landscape is lush and verdant, then towards Toulouse it gets drier, sunnier and hotter. The food changes too.

Wherever I go I'm always looking for recipes and ideas.