Sun, Sep 3, 1995
Discussing how his passions for the sea and cooking intertwine, Rick Stein introduces the Cornish port town of Padstow and demonstrates recipes for fish soup, crab newburg, grilled scallops, and mullet cooked with a Tuscan sauce.
Sun, Sep 10, 1995
Rick fishes for razor shells to use in a clam chowder, roasts turbot with hollandaise sauce for a school reunion dinner, and demonstrates the quickness and ease of frying mackerel fillets. After a segment on foraging for oyster mushrooms, Rick cooks John Dory topped with autumnal chanterelles.
Sun, Sep 17, 1995
The gourmet chef holds his annual feast for the restaurant staff - a clam bake on the sands around Padstow - then embarks on a nocturnal hunt for soft-shell crabs in a remote part of the estuary.
Sun, Sep 24, 1995
Rick reluctantly submits himself to a photo session to satisfy the critics beginning to note his work, before preparing a range of dishes including his own recipe for fish cakes.
Sun, Oct 1, 1995
The chef crosses the Channel and hears strong opinions about the British attitude to fish. In Padstow, he attempts to catch the King of the Sea and tosses together a seafood salad : oblivious to the turning tide.
Sun, Oct 8, 1995
Rick concludes the series by making his own innovative contribution to Padstow's ancient May Day traditions, creating lobster salad in spicy Thai sauce for his friends and neighbours.