Legendary British chef and TV presenter Rick Stein is an honorary Aussie. He’s finest identified for his basic method to seafood at his seaside secure of Cornwall eating places, a couple of UK spots wider afield and his three holiday-ready Aussie diners in Port Stephens , Mollymook and most-recently Coogee. And now there’s much more Rick, together with his new docu-series Rick Stein Australia premiering on SBS subsequent month.
“I first came to Australia at 19 years old, and what I found here changed me,” Stein stated in an announcement. “It was the beginning of my love affair with the people, the places and the food.”
That adoration’s stored him coming again within the many years since, and is on full view within the first season of his new present, which is filmed solely round New South Wales. In episode one, we observe Stein to Sydney’s flash new fish market, Chinatown and the bustling produce markets at Flemington. Then he journeys north to the Central Coast – stopping on the Hawkesbury River – and up to the Byron Bay area.
“Travelling around New South Wales for this series reminded me how much there is to discover, Stein continues. “From the incredible diversity of Sydney to the beauty of the coast and the character of the inland. I hope audiences enjoy the journey as much as I did.”
On a 5000-kilometre highway journey, the Brit meets First Nations group leaders harvesting native grains within the NSW outback, goes kayaking on Pambula Lake earlier than harvesting rock oysters, heads to a area with robust Italian migration roots, and extra.
Filmed over three months, the collection is produced by Southern Pictures and was supported by Screen NSW and Destination NSW.
Rick Stein’s Australia premieres on Thursday April 30 at 7.30pm on SBS.
