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Rick Stein Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Rick Stein books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Rick Stein series? Start with "English Seafood Cookery" (1988) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete Rick Stein reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
English Seafood Cookery
1988
Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea
1995
Fresh from the Sea
1996
Fish
1996
Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea
1996
Rick Stein Cooks Fish
1997
Rick Stein Cooks Seafood
1998
Rick Stein's Seafood Odyssey
1999
Rick Stein's Complete Seafood
2001
Rick Stein's Seafood
2001
Rick Stein's Food Heroes / Rick Stein’s Guide to the Food Heroes of Britain
2002
Rick Stein's My Favourite Seafood Recipes
2002
Rick Stein's Seafood Lovers' Guide
2002
Main Courses
2004
Puddings
2004
Best of British Fish
2005
More Recipes from Rick Stein's Food Heroes
2005
Rick Stein's French Odyssey
2005
Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes
2007
Rick Stein's Coast to Coast
2008
Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey
2009
My Kitchen Table: 100 Fish and Seafood Recipes
2011
Rick Stein's Spain
2011
Starters
2013
Rick Stein's India
2013
From Venice to Istanbul
2014
Rick Stein's Fish & Shellfish
2014
Rick Stein's Long Weekends
2016
The Road to Mexico
2017
Rick Stein’s Secret France
2019
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