Rick Stein says cooking brings structure to naturally disorganised person

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Chef Rick Stein says he is naturally disorganised but finds that cooking imposes the structure he needs.

Veteran TV chef Rick Stein describes himself as a 'naturally disorganised' person but says the process of cooking brings him the structure he needs. The 79-year-old explains: 'I think that's part of the pleasure for me of cooking – you have to conquer your natural disorganisation. Because if you're not organised, you're not going to cook well.'

Stein was born near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire and grew up on a farm before attending New College, Oxford. He made his name in the Seventies after co-founding The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall. He became widely known through appearances on BBC cooking and travel shows in the Eighties, with his debut series Taste of the Sea in 1995.

Stein reflects on how the culinary world has changed during his career. He recalls that ingredients now common in UK households, such as courgettes, only appeared in the country in the Sixties. When he began cooking properly in the Seventies, working with unfamiliar ingredients like artichokes, coriander and various fish was exciting but faced resistance. He remembers that monkfish, which he started using in the Seventies, was unknown to the public at the time.

He has recently published a new book, Rick Stein's Cookery Course, which shares key kitchen skills and brings together his 60 years of culinary learnings.

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Rick Stein labelled a 'naturally disorganised' personVeteran TV chef Rick Stein says he’s a “naturally disorganised” person but the process of cooking brings him a sense of structure.Oxford Mail · 28 Oct, 16:00
Rick Stein labelled a 'naturally disorganised' personVeteran TV chef Rick Stein says he’s a “naturally disorganised” person but the process of cooking brings him a sense of structure.Oxfordshire Guardian · 28 Oct, 16:00

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