A biography for Rick Steinhasn’t been written yet.
“We have all these restaurants and the worry is that they have to deliver the same quality.”
“Lunch is a problem because my office is above our chip shop - everything is fried in proper beef dripping. It smells so good that by 12 o'clock it's hard not to think very lovingly of fish and chips.”
“Losing close relatives doesnt get any easier, really, but losing your parents is the big deal.”
“I find people interesting and I love regional accents. I love the Norfolk accent actually but I haven't heard much as I've only just arrived but I shall go out and find it.”
“Wherever I go I'm always looking for recipes and ideas.”
“Im too keen for people to like me. If I didnt care so much, I would be more decisive. I spend a lot of time concerning myself with what other people will think of my actions, which makes me very indecisive.”
“I've never worked in anyone else's kitchen, but at college there was a guy called Tom Chivers who was a great chef and I learned a lot from him.”
“Unless its Michelin-starred food, people wont pay top dollar for top food so its hard to do good old-fashioned French cooking and get people to pay for it.”
“I enjoy mending leaking pipes and dodgy plugs, as it helps me to unwind when my mind is on something else. Im pretty good at it - no one has ever been harmed by one of my repairs.”
“I'm not a baker, but my patisserie is my baby. I love the idea of good-quality cakes made with top ingredients.”
“If you want to eat my fish, you have to come to Padstow. It's like the Med - people want local fish in a local restaurant. I think it tastes better in Cornwall.”
“My first work space is my office in the cookery school in Padstow. It looks out over the Camel Estuary. I'm very lucky because I've got this office with the most fantastic view. I love looking out. There's always boats coming and going.”
“To me theres nothing nicer than a pan-fried sole and some fresh salad, keep it simple.”
“People want to go out and eat, theres no question about that. Its not something thats just going to go because of Covid. Its heartening the way people have come back to restaurants.”
“As a child, I was embarrassed by my dads effusive episodes, but I suppose I got used to living with someone who was intermittently sad.”
“My grandparents were born in England but spoke German and had a German name.”
“Our seas do have fish in them. We have to change our eating habits, the type of fish we tend to go for. Pollack is fine, that type of thing.”
“On the surface, our lives seemed idyllic. My four siblings and I grew up on a 150-acre farm in Oxfordshire, and spent every holiday at our other house on the Cornish coast.”
“I like to have a few staff round for a glass of wine although if I'm feeding people I try and leave my glass alone, as it doesn't improve my cooking.”
“I think human beings thrive on communication, and pubs and restaurants are a great way of communicating, a great way of enjoying each other.”