Russell Brown ran a fly-fishing business in Cornwall before a growing passion for food and cooking led to him taking the plunge and embarking on a new career as a professional chef at the age of twenty-seven. Starting as a commis chef in Truro, various jobs followed before, in 2003, Russell and his wife Eléna opened Sienna in Dorchester. Here Russell was awarded three AA rosettes in 2007 and a Michelin star in 2010. They sold Sienna in 2015 when Russell launched Creative about Cuisine, a business focusing on his food writing, photography and consultancy work. Russell writes for a number of trade and leisure publications, often supplying the accompanying photography. He also continues to cook at guest-chef dinners, demonstrates at various festivals and has a number of wide-ranging food consultancy contracts. Russell’s recipes and photography feature throughout the book.