Rick Stein ?

[Togo]

Anyone watched last night and tonight? I have rather enjoyed, it despite not being what you might call a fan of his.

[Old_Geezer]

No. Tend to have channel 11 on during the early evening. But I do like Stein's cooking shows.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes I've been watching his 'Weekend' trips, enjoyed them overall for the food and the scenery and info.

[DTCwordfan]

Shame he can't take the excellence of these programmes through his restaurants - he's an excellent presenter (with his crew).....

Lisbon. tonight, I particularly enjoyed and I have been to a couple of the restaurants featured - and well presented. Now that Calo Verde, however simple that it is, is well worth tasting and enjoying - but, for me, it's the way they charcoal their sardines, seafood, and fish, be it cod, gurnard or red dory......keep it simple!

[tonyav]

His fish and chips are expensive ( and not that special either ).

[DTCwordfan]

the fish - small but not bad
the chips - small but not bad
the mushy peas - small and outrageous (when I went £2 for a wee pot and seriously wee)
the ice cream from Looe's Treleavan's, excellent, and a steal at about £2 - but then a cyncial (clever) way of finishing off the meal that runs in around £15 a head inc a drink.

[tonyav]

the mushy peas - small and outrageous (when I went £2 for a wee pot and seriously wee)


You get those free on a fish special up our way, DT.

[DTCwordfan]

and down here, Tony.....

[whiskeryron]

Do we really have to have so many progs about cooking & people buying houses ? I am trying without success to find a show where I can watch paint drying.

[Mamyalynne]

Interior Challenge is the programme for you Ron.


I enjoy the weekend programmes of Rick's as much for the sightseeing aspect.

[Togo]

I'm with you both DT & AV on the Padstow experience, but have (surprise to me) enjoyed both the Weekend trips progs. Had a real laugh with "She who must be obeyed". We were talking, and she says, out of the blue, I've been to Lisbon. Ohh nice I say, "yes with school" she says. "Then I also went to the Algarve once" she says. "I had those sardines that you have in Cornwall, but asked them to take the bones out". You are joking, says me, not even considering her immense force of will. No she says, "my sardines were brought to the table by the chef and they had been filleted". Laughed like a drain I did.

[-Talbot-]

Rick Stein's food always looks like something I have cobbled together from whatever I have left before I do a new shop.

[shoota]

Who mentioned fish and chips?

[tonyav]

Why, are you hungry shoota ?.

[Tilly2]

We've just had chips....with gravy. Lovely.

[shoota]

I could do a nice haddock with crispy batter T....

[tonyav]

.with gravy. Lovely.

Wot, is that a Stokie thing ?.

[tonyav]

Gotta have chips with that, shoota.

[Tilly2]

Pie, chips, peas and gravy! Lovely. It maybe a Stokie thing......I don't know.

[tonyav]

It ought to be.

[EcclesCake]

Fish and chips with gravy is an abomination, I just don't see how that works.

I will accept others having mushy peas, which I dislike, but I cannot contemplate how you make gravy to accomany Chish & Phips.