Rick Stein made his name showing the nation how to cook seafood, so it’s little surprise that fish figures in the family’s festive celebrations. “We cook a whole turbot on Christmas Eve and serve it with hollandaise sauce,” he says. But Yuletide with the Steins has its fair share of traditional, classic festive food, too – and a small dose of family drama (it’s good to know they’re like the rest of us).
On Christmas morning the clan heads down to their pub, The Cornish Arms in St Merryn. “Just for an hour,” says Rick. “It’s the best pub session in the year.” “We buy everyone a drink,” explains Jack. “The whole community comes down and all the staff get in on it too.”