Celebrity chef Rick Stein has launched a new venture after the sudden closure of his Wiltshire restaurant.
The TV chef and restaurateur shocked Wiltshire fans last October when the Rick Stein restaurant group confirmed its Marlborough High Street branch would shut.
The restaurant closed on Sunday, October 5, following poor performance compared to the group’s other venues, many of which are based in Padstow, Cornwall.
Stein has since embarked on an opportunity to return to TV screens through his new series Rick Stein’s Australia.
The six-part show aired on BBC Two in January and sees the 79-year-old explore the country’s evolving culinary landscape.
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It has received positive feedback from viewers, and the chef recently took to Instagram to share a message of thanks with those who have shown their support.
He said: “I do feel a little bit privileged here in the south coast of New South Wales on a glorious summer's day and I know it's a little bit cold and inhospitable back home.
“But I would just like to thank everybody for all their great messages about my new series Rick Stein’s Australia.
“It’s so heartening to know how well it’s going down, and it was already the intention to start the series in the middle of winter and make everybody want to come to Australia.”
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