Shantha Mayadunne
Shantha Mayadunne (Sinhala: ශාන්තා මායාදුන්නේ; 4 April 1951 – 21 April 2019) was a Sri Lankan chef, writer and television personality.
Career
She had thirty years of experience in cooking and became one of the most popular Sri Lankan television chefs.[1] She learned how to cook in Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand and India. As her popularity grew, she started to teach classes through workshops and mass media programs. She published two books, the first in 2001 and the second in 2005.[2]
Death
She was killed on 21 April 2019 by a suicide bomber during a series of terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. Her daughter was also killed in the attacks when both of them stayed at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo for breakfast.[3][4]
References
- ↑ ABC News Australia, 22 April 2019, Shantha Mayadunne, TV chef, killed in Sri Lanka attacks just minutes after Easter breakfast selfie
- ↑ "Shantha Mayadunne - Wedding Detail". weddingchannel.lk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Tom Davidson. "Sri Lanka attack: TV chef and daughter among first victims of horrific bombings - World News". Mirror Online. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Sri Lanka church, hotel massacre victims include TV chef, mother and son, Americans