Santi Santamaria Dies?

Oh, this is extremely tragic. Why? This is why!!! According to Sydney Morning Herald, one of Spain's best known chefs, Santi Santamaria, passed away in Singapore. If you haven't heard of Mr Santamaria, he was well known as one of the seven celebrity chefs; whereby Sydney's Tetsuya Wakuda was included in the list too.

Apparently, Mr Santamaria's death occurred after giving tours of his new restaurant in Singapore. He was only 53 years of age, and after talking to a group in the kitchen, his collapse occurred. A post-mortem examination will be done in order to discover the cause of his death. Oh, dying at such a young age. Okay, maybe not that young, but too early of an age to collapse. What could be the real cause of his death? Sigh, I wonder.

Moreover, Mr Santamaria was the first Catalan self-taught chef to be awarded three Michelin stars. Impressive indeed. I look forward to hearing from SMH in regards to the real cause of Mr Santamaria's death. It really is one big mystery for me. According to Wakuda, Mr Santamaria's legacy is his passion for cooking. To me, Mr Santamaria is a legend. I love cooking and I absolutely love Mr Santamaria's passion and enthusiasm for food. It's absolutely fantastic, he can be considered as one of my cooking idols, someone I look up to, other than Jamie Oliver or Poh.

May you rest in peace, Mr Santamaria. Your achievements and passion for cooking deserves all praise. You will always remain a legend.