Follow Rick Stein as he embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul, with extra travel tales and recipes shared exclusively on iPlayer.
Rick Stein cooks some of his favourite Venetian dishes, including seafood risotto.
Rick Stein enjoys 'John Dory Carlina', a dish linked to the Venetian island of Torcello.
Rick Stein discovers new dishes in Croatia, such as goat stew with peas and lamb peka.
Rick Stein tries his hand at foraging for shellfish on the island of Korcula.
In Albania, Rick and his son Jack visit shepherds in remote mountain expanses.
Rick Stein is joined by his son, Jack, in Albania to sample Butrint's famous mussels.
Rick goes prawn fishing in the coastal city of Preveza.
Rick Stein observes local ladies in Preveza cooking a dish of cuttlefish with spinach.
Continuing his journey from Venice to Istanbul, Rick arrives in the Greek Peloponnese.
Rick enjoys an Aegean Beef Stew in the hilltop village of Sirince in Western Turkey.
Rick Stein joins a women鈥檚 cooperative to learn local culinary artisan skills.
Rick Stein is invited by a friend for a home cooked lunch of bulgur pilaf with chicken.