Under a Mackerel Sky

Rick Stein's childhood in Oxfordshire and Cornwall was idyllic. But ever-present was the unpredictable mood of his bipolar father. When Rick was 18 his father killed himself. Emotionally adrift Rick left for Australia. Manual labour in the outback followed by adventures in America and Mexico toughened him up but at heart he was still lost and unsure what to do with his life. Eventually Cornwall called him home. From the entrepreneurial days of his mobile disco to his first unlikely nightclub Rick charts his personal journey in a way that is both wry and perceptive; engaging and witty.