Rick Stein has spent more than five decades helping Britain broaden its palate. In the Seventies, at The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall, he served scallops in their shells and grilled fresh ...

There’s a moment every October when the sky turns pewter, the heating mutinies and the nation collectively remembers the point of a saucepan. Call it the unofficial start of soup season – the most ...

Pad Thai, a stir-fried rice noodle dish, was declared the national dish of Thailand in the 1930s. This move was part of a campaign to foster national identity and boost agriculture and rice exports, ...

Chef and restaurateur Rick Stein has defended his decision to raise the price of condiments at his fish restaurant in Padstow to £2 a pot. It was recently announced that the 76-year-old celebrity chef ...