Ben Piette, with his wife Lornette, opened Maison in March 2022. With a maximum of 6 tables, including Ben’s Table in the kitchen, they have created an intimate dining experience in their 15th Century home in Wrecclesham, Farnham. Offering a 7-course ‘surprise’ tasting menu, Ben puts together a different menu daily depending on what’s in season, what he feels like cooking and even the weather. Although Ben is French and was classically trained in France, all of his learning and training has been done here in the UK and his cooking is heavily influenced by ingredients from the UK. He tries to source as much locally as he can, working closely with his butcher and also his growers at Frensham Market Farm, enabling him to complete his farm to table ethos.
Ben always says, ‘If the produce is good, it makes the basis for good dishes’. With Maison, he continues to do what he loves and follow his passion.