Chuffed to feature on the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards Personality of the Year list. Vote for your favourite and you could win one of Fortnum’s lovely hampers bit.ly/4b30FcK

My new series, Rick Stein’s Food Stories, starts on BBC Two tomorrow night at 6.30pm. It follows my journey around around Britain and Northern Ireland trying to get a handle on what is British cuisine today.

Episode one of Food Stories is on BBC Two at 6.30pm, I’ll be exploring Cumbria including paying homage to Stan Laurel and trip to sheep farm in the Lakes. Pleased to be chatting about the series and my upcoming theatre tour on BBC The One Show tonight too.

On Rick Stein’s Food Stories tonight I rediscover a love of Argyll, catch langoustines and explore a century-old smokehouse. This of course inspires two fab recipes for you to cook at home after the episode, tattie scones with smoked salmon and arroz rojo.

Here’s a sneak peek at tonight’s episode of Food Stories where I’m in Lincolnshire to discover James Dyson’s project that combines farming and scientific experimentation. Fascinating stuff

Steak and Guinness pie is on the menu in tonight’s episode of Food Stories. Very much inspired by my travels around Belfast, which really is a blossoming food and drink destination. Loved it.

I venture to Bury Market in tonight’s episode of Food Stories and have a great chat with Matthew from Chadwick’s Black Pudding stall about tripe, cowheel pie (remember Desperate Dan?) and black pudding too . Which just so happens to work very nicely in my Scotch egg recipe .

Chuffed to share my new book Rick Stein’s Food Stories, which celebrates recipes from the current series, is out in September. I’m particularly fond of the aubergine biryani, a smoked sea trout dish and a classic with John Dory. Pre-order here: lnk.to/RickSteinFoodS…

Food Stories is back on BBC Two tonight at 6.30pm . Watch as I journey around south Wales to visit the writing shed of Dylan Thomas, salt marshes on the Gower and a rather fun night fishing trip on the River Towy .

Loved my visit to Houria cafe during my Food Stories travels in Bristol. Founder Kim’s salt cod fish cakes, which I cooked back in Padstow, are seriously good with aioli and a squeeze of lime. Watch at 6.30pm tonight

Under a month to go until my live tour starts in the beautiful opera house in Buxton. Each evening will be a lively conversation on stage about my life in food. Really looking forward to it. Tickets are available here: rickstein.com/tour/

John Dory with beer, bacon and cabbage features on tonight’s episode of Food Stories. I’m very fond of this simple treatment for a great fish like John Dory, which is perfectly complemented by the bitterness of the beer, the smokiness of the bacon and the lightly cooked lettuce.

The third and final week of Food Stories starts tonight in Kent where I harvest cherries before heading out on the water from Ramsgate in search of Dover Sole. My favourite, especially cooked à la meunière. Watch tonight to get the recipe to try at home for a special occasion.

Very pleased to have added a new date for my Evening With tour next month - now including Truro Cathedral on Wednesday 13th March. A very special place in Cornwall which I of course know well. Tickets are available here minack.com/whats-on/eveni…

The penultimate episode of Food Stories at 6.30 on BBC Two takes me to the midlands - Including a tour of Leicester’s finest Indian food and a visit to Aktar Islam’s restaurant in Birmingham.

I feel very honoured to have received the Fortnum’s Special Award at last night annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink awards. Even more so as the room was filled with so many close chums from over the years. Congratulations to all the other winners and those shortlisted too

Very pleased to share the cover of my new book, Food Stories, with you. It accompanies my recent series of the same name and will be published in September. Pre-orders are available now and I do hope you like it.

I really do believe Cornish lobsters are the best in the world and this summer we’re doing a lobster and chips special Rick Stein Restaurants for £39.95. Here’s Jack Stein to tell you more.

I’m pleased to see Cornish sardines simply grilled with rock salt and lime on the new three course set lunch menu at The Seafood Restaurant. Very nice followed by trout with warm tartare sauce. £40 including a glass of Provence rosé. tinyurl.com/37y79z55

Proud to share our 50th anniversary book to celebrate the remarkable achievement of The Seafood Restaurant is available to pre-order now here: tinyurl.com/msjazak6 Recipes and stories galore from the past 5 decades.