The Journal

Two dishes. Two chefs. One T-shirt.

A Sauce & Brown T-shirt has found its way into the story of Restaurant Story × Alinea. A few weeks ago, something rather unexpected happened. After years of trying to connect with Tom Sellers, ...

Trusting the process

Trusting the process I’ve followed White Peak Distillery’s journey for years. I’ve always admired the way they tell their story, the way they’ve built something new while being sympathetic to what ...

The Furthest S&B Hand Delivery to Date

Every now and then, running Sauce & Brown takes you somewhere you weren't expecting. This time, it took us to Cornwall. We were heading down from Nottingham for a week in Padstow, with the whol...

Crete Through Conversations: The Stories That Made Our Holiday

I've always believed that the best part of travelling isn't just seeing new places. It's meeting the people who call those places home. You can spend hours researching beaches, restaurants and excu...

The Fastest Neighbour on Our Street

The Fastest Neighbour on Our Street Sometimes the best stories aren't found hundreds of miles away. Sometimes they're living just a few doors down. A few weeks ago we discovered something that genu...

More Than Just a Gig

More Than Just a Gig A few days have passed since the charity gig, and I've finally had chance to sit down and reflect on what was an incredibly special evening. When Anthony and I started Sauce &a...

Back to being a beginner (again)

There’s a certain point where running a business, raising three kids, and keeping everything moving stops feeling like “busy” and starts feeling like routine. So I did something slightly out of cha...

An Italian love affair - Treviso & football

There’s something about Italy that pulls you in.Not in a loud, over-the-top way — but quietly. Subtly. The kind of place that doesn’t try too hard because it doesn’t need to. Treviso is exactly tha...

Mayrhofen Snowboard Trip – Bluebird Days, Slushy Runs & One Near Rescue

At the beginning of March, five friends and I headed to Mayrhofen for a Wednesday-to-Sunday snowboard trip that ended up being my favourite to date. Flying from Birmingham into Innsbruck, everythin...

From Fire to Forge: A Cold Morning That Sparked an Idea

It was one of those bitingly cold January Saturday mornings where the air feels sharper and everything moves a little slower. Wrapped up against the chill, we headed to the historic High Peak Junct...