Christopher Richard "Rick" Stein OBE (born January 4, 1947) is an English chef, restaurateur and television presenter. Of German extraction, Stein was born in Oxfordshire to Eric and Dorothy Stein, and attended Uppingham School and read English at New College, Oxford. When Stein was eighteen his father committed suicide in Cornwall after suffering from bipolar disorder.

Stein's brother is Professor John Stein who teaches and researches medicine, and in particular dyslexia and neurophysiology, at Oxford University, where he is a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He also has a sister Henrietta and a half brother Jeremy who was from his mother's first marriage. Tiring of life in the city, he moved to Padstow, Cornwall where he had spent many childhood holidays.

Stein opened his first business in Padstow in 1974, and now specialises in fish cookery. His business operates four restaurants, a bistro, a cafe, a seafood delicatessen, patisserie shop, a gift shop and a cookery school. His impact on the local economy of Padstow is such that it has been nicknamed "Padstein" despite the phrase being openly disputed by Rick himself.

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