Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul

Rick's journey begins in the magnificent city of Venice and on the idyllic Greek island of Symi he cooks some of his favourite Venetian dishes: seafood risotto, tiramisu and gnocchi with spider crab.

Rick Stein continues his gastronomic journey from Venice to Istanbul and crosses the Adriatic Sea to Croatia discovering new dishes like pasticada and lamb peka.

Rick Stein continues his Byzantine odyssey and is joined by his son Jack in Albania to discover dishes like chicken jufka and kokoretsi.

Rick Stein's latest gastronomic journey brings him to Northern Greece, where he enjoys traditional dishes like veal stiffado and kotopita, the best chicken pie he's ever tasted.

Continuing his journey from Venice to Istanbul, Rick Stein arrives in the Greek Peloponnese and samples memorable dishes like rooster stew hilopites with mizithra cheese and the best home-made moussaka he's ever had. In his Symi island kitchen he cooks galaktoboureko, Greece's all-time favourite ...

Rick Stein's epic journey from Venice to Istanbul is nearing its completion as he leaves southern Greece for the shores of western Turkey. On the Cesme Peninsula, he enjoys creamy Armola cheese matured in goat skins, Urla's famous red wine and the ultimate Turkish breakfast.

Rick stein's culinary odyssey has brought him from historic Venice to the legendary city of Istanbul where he arrives in time for the Bluefish season and catches a few himself while fishing on the Bosphorus. He also cooks lavish kofte kebabs with pistachios and the much-loved Black Sea dish - Kap...