by Russell Brown | Feb 14, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
Books have always been a satisfyingly significant part of my life. To get lost in a great story, to learn, to switch off, to revel in the physical act of opening a new book for the first time; this is real enjoyment. That moment when you gently run your thumb down the...
by Russell Brown | Feb 1, 2015 | Russell's Blog |
This is something that is a rarity in our house! I grew up with the whole ‘roast every Sunday’ thing and, to be fair, when Eléna and I bought our first house together we still had a roast most Sundays. Relatively cheap, cold meat for later in the week, maybe some...
by Russell Brown | Dec 5, 2014 | Russell's Blog
Russell and Eléna Brown, owners of Michelin-starred Sienna Restaurant in Dorchester, have announced that they will be running their last service at the restaurant on Saturday 25th April 2015, twelve years to the day after they opened. Russell said, “Our lease comes to...
by Russell Brown | Oct 13, 2014 | Russell's Blog |
Ben is celebrating his fifth anniversary at the restaurant this month, an amazing achievement. I ate at Ben’s last time we were down in Cornwall and had a genuinely excellent lunch. The ambiance, service, ethos and cooking all add up to a great package. I’m not the...
by Russell Brown | Oct 10, 2014 | Russell's Blog
Cornwall will always hold a special place in my heart. I moved there when I was 12, met my wife there, lived there for over 20 years and I started cooking there. We moved away in 1998 for me to take my first head chef’s job in Dorset and from then on visits were...
