Something has happened with this series, Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. Stein, forever on the edge of his salmon gingham Blue Harbour shirt collar of going full Alan Partridge, has gone full Alan Partridge. Within minutes of arriving at his hotel, Stein is moaning about the coffee – “from a machine” – and the weather. Because Rick Stein doesn’t forget. • Rick Stein’s Long Weekends continues tonight at 9pm on BBC2.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2016 16:16 UTC