Jill Stein (restaurateur)

Jill Stein (née Newstead)[1] OBE, is a British restaurateur and interior designer, known for co-running The Seafood Restaurant with former husband Rick Stein. In 2019, she was named the chair of Visit Cornwall.[2]

Jill Stein

OBE
Born
Jill Newstead
OccupationRestaurateur, interior designer
Years active1975–present
Known forThe Seafood Restaurant
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1975; div. 2007)​
AwardsOBE (2013)

Career

In 1975, with then husband Rick Stein, Jill started The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow.[3] Jill ran front of house and business side of the restaurant whilst Rick was in the kitchen. The business now includes twelve restaurants, a pub, 40 guest bedrooms, a cookery school and four shops.[4] She has also worked as an interior designer on their businesses.[5] Jill has been the driving force behind the scenes,[6] designing restaurant interiors for Rick Stein's Café (1982), St Petroc's Bistro (1988), Stein's Fish & Chips (2004), The Cornish Arms (2009), Falmouth (2010), Porthleven and Winchester (2014), Fistral and Sandbanks (2015), Seafood Bar and Marlborough (2016) and Barnes (2017) [7]

Recognition

In 2013, Stein received an Order of the British Empire commendation in the Queen’s birthday honours list for her services to the restaurant industry.[8]

She received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women 1st Shine Awards, which recognises women in the hospitality and service industry[9] She also appeared in Women 1st's Top 100 women in hospitality in 2011[10] and CODE Hospitality's Top 100 list in 2019.[11]

In 2011, she received an honorary doctorate of business from Plymouth University.[12]

Personal life

Jill married Rick Stein in 1975.[13] They have three sons: Edward, Jack, and Charles, who are all involved in the business.[14][15] They divorced in 2007,[16] but agreed to continue running the business together.[17]

References
  1. Della-Ragione, Joanna (2 December 2013). "Rick Stein: My second wife has saved me from my father's shadow". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. Eyriey, Nick (2019-05-08). "Jill Stein to chair Visit Cornwall". Business Cornwall. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. "The Seafood Restaurant, Rick Stein". www.visitcornwall.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  4. "Home Page". Rick Stein. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  5. "Jill Stein design article". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. Harmer, Janet (10 August 2017). "How self-taught designer Jill Stein stamped her style on Stein restaurants". The Caterer. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  7. "Our History". Rick Stein. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  8. "Jill Stein is honoured by Queen". 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  9. Eyriey, Nick (2012-06-21). "Lifetime Achievement for Jill Stein". Business Cornwall. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  10. Kuhn, Kerstin (20 April 2011). "Women 1st's Top 100 Women in Hospitality and Leisure". The Caterer. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. "CODE | CODE's 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2019". CODE Hospitality. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  12. bighospitality.co.uk (21 September 2011). "Jill Stein awarded Honary [sic] Doctorate of Business". Big Hospitality. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  13. Marsh, Henry Zeffman and Stefanie (8 August 2015). "Rick Stein: jealousy and fear ended my marriage". Retrieved 15 May 2019 – via The Times.
  14. Adams, Tim (19 April 2015). "The Stein family saga: 40 years of the Seafood Restaurant" – via The Guardian.
  15. "Find out about Rick Stein restaurants and more". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  16. "Celebrity chef's marriage ends". Metro. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  17. Tyzack, Anna (22 October 2011). "Jill Stein: stepping out from her husband Rick's shadow". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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