Rick Stein shared his cod gratin recipe in an episode of Rick Stein's Long Weekends, in which he visited Reykjavik, Iceland - but you don't need to travel too far for fresh cod.

Rick Stein's Seafood Lover's Guide: Recipes Inspired by a Coastal Journey Rick Stein. BBC Worldwide Publishing, $29.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-563-48871-2.

Back in 2000, celebrity seafood chef Rick Stein opened said Cookery School in the small North Cornwall town of Padstow ... And I now have the ultra-luxe seafood recipe arsenal to prove it.