From an early age, Tina was immersed into the consciousness of food and the good in food, both in taste and health benefits. She was raised by exceptionally artistic women, with a strong sense of taste and aesthetics. Her great grandmother was a stellar chef in the South of France, an extremely talented and highly reputable cook. Her grandmother was a seamstress, avant-garde and artistic, she played on patterns and shapes, having fun dressing her daughter and grand-daughter in matching attire. Tina’s mother was a junior swimming champion, an athlete with the looks of a fashion model. A pioneer of healthy and conscious eating, who went to organic shops (back in the 70s!). At home growing up, Tina had brown rice, brown bread, brown sugar and only non processed food. Tina recalls fondly: “For afternoon snack at school I had dry figs with nuts or dry banana instead of all chocolate or processed biscuits like the other kids … but I liked it … I always liked being different.”