Jill Stein | |
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| Born | Jill Newstead |
| Occupation(s) | Restaurateur, interior designer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Known for | The Seafood Restaurant |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | OBE (2013) |
Jill Stein OBE (néeNewstead) [1] 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]
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]
Stein was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for 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]
Jill married Rick Stein in 1975. [13] They have three sons, who are all involved in the business. [14] [15] They divorced in 2007, [16] but agreed to continue running the business together. [17]
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