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A brief history:- |
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Co-owner, Maria, has been in the food industry since 1963. |
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Maria and her brother, Tino, always dreamt of owning their
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They never actually thought that one day their business
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most successful restaurants in Richards Bay. |
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In September 1997 Maria came to Richards Bay, from
Vereeniging, to assist |
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Tino, who lived in Richards Bay, with a catering function.
Tino took Maria for |
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a boat cruise around the small craft harbour and pointed
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rent close to the Water Wing (Harbour Police Authority).
Within days, Maria |
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and Tino submitted a business proposal to the landlord.
The proposal was |
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immediately accepted. |
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Maria returned to Vereeniging, sold her house and started
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adventure. The doors to MariTino's (Maria / Tino)
Restaurant, a mere 48 |
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seater, opened on the 27th February 1998, with the
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held a few days later on the 1st March. |
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Marcelo, Maria's son, joined the restaurant in 1999. |
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A tribute to loyal staff:- |
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Joshua has been part of the restaurant since day one. He
began as a Chef |
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and is still cooking! |
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A few days after opening, Priscilla and John were hired as
cleaning staff. |
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Today, they are both assistant Chefs. |
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Betty , Florence and Jacinta all joined in 2000. |
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Maria says the most important thing she demands of her
staff is the ability to |
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communicate well. She then trains them in the MariTino's
way. |
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