CHEF MARTÍ CARLOS MARTÍNEZ is no ordinary cook. At the tender age of 33 – a mere whippersnapper in a toque – he has already proven himself capable of genius flashes in his five plus years helming Gaig on Stanley Street. The cuisine is Spanish, and more specifically, Catalonian, and it’s a style and culinary ethos that courses through his veins.
For every modern chef these days, however, innovation is key, and it’s not enough to have a redoubtable, specific food spirit. You need to invent and reinvent, embracing tradition and using the tried and trusted as a launch pad before introducing more creativity and a personal spin. While
