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Celebrating Christina Martin's culinary legacy
Celebrating Christina Martin's culinary legacy
The recent paasing of KZN legend, Christina Martin, came as a shock to the culinary world and all those who knew her. Last week her life was celebrated and those closest to her expressed their heartfelt wishes at a wake held at the Elangeni Hotel.
So many people, when they think about food they think about Christina Martin. Christina was the founder of the Christina Martin School of Food. Christina was instrumental in shaping the culinary training industry and her contribution was invaluable.
Shaun Mounro, th eExecutive Chef of the Elangeni Hotel, spoke about his time with Christina, saying how she has made him into the chef he is today, I remember the time I spent with Christina, it was a time of fun. For Christina Martin life was full of excitement and she always remembered to have fun.
Christina Martin wrote five books, which will be published at the end of 2013. Christina will be sadly missed by all those who knew her and were inspired by her talent.