Padstein

The photo that leaps out of this blog was taken on my 50th birthday last week by Debbie in Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall. I don't think I've ever been happier. Seeing and hearing Rick Stein talking about his life and work in Padstow on TV last night helped me relive the moment. I for one am not fed up of TV chefs. I like Rick Stein, just as I like Jamie Oliver and Ainsley Harriott. OK, I don't like Gordon Ramsay or Delia Smith and I simply can't abide Anthony Worrall Thompson. You can't have everything. But you can have a great 50th birthday with the people you love.

markgriffiths@idealconsulting.co.uk