<a name="user_MartinaRicci"></a><div class="floatright">(http://24.media.tumblr.com/34cd639b3a7de787ebd6d943c1ef64d5/tumblr_mimirgpQXH1s436oeo2_1280.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Martina Ricci</span></div><br/><strong>Nicknames:</strong>Tina, Mari<br/><strong>Age:</strong>27<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Female<br/><strong>Birthday:</strong>August 8, 1988<br/><strong>Height:</strong>5'7"<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation:</strong>Lesbian<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Owner/Executive Chef at Ricci's Little Sicily<br/><strong>Residence:</strong>TBD<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>At work, Martina is a no-nonsense type of boss.  She demands perfection in her meals and from her employees.  Sometimes she can be a little soft with her employees but they better have a valid reason for their mistakes.  Off of work, she is the relaxing type of girl who may take her work home with her but is more suited to make simple meals.  She can be a touch shy off of work but she has to remind herself that confidence can come away from work as well.<br/><br/><strong>Bio:</strong>Martina is a second generation Italian/Portuguese American that was born near San Francisco.  Spending her childhood in the Bay Area, she developed her love of cooking from her Italian father and tried to be at the family restaurant as much as she could.  Her love of cooking was a blessing as she started to create recipes that her father was very proud of.  What her father was not proud of was the fact that she was gay.  He found out thr hard way when Martina and her girlfriend were caught in bed having sex by him unexpectedly when she was 17.<br/><br/>He subsequently kicked Martina out of his home... and that was when she had to fend for herself.  Borrowing money to secure a student loan, she decided to go to culinary school... but the catch was that the best school in the country was in Chicago.  Hitchhiking her way across the country, she finally made her way to Chicago about nine months later and spent the next four years in school and living in fear because of her sexuality.  Now, she is graduated and about ready to start her new business, "Ricci's Little Sicily" which she hopes will be the talk of the town.  Right now, she is spreading the word about het new restaurant and (hopefully) finding new friends or lovers along the way.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Cooking, Down to earth people,  Sweet candlelit dinners, photographs.<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Snotty people, pickles, poorly drawn art, crowds.<br/><br/><strong>Ons:</strong>Romance, cuddling, foreplay, kissing, short hair on women.<br/><strong>Offs:</strong>All of Martina's offs are mostly listed in my sig.  If you wish to know more, please ask.<br/><br/><strong>Additional Details:</strong>Martina has a small tattoo of a red flower weaved around a fork and spoon on her right ankle.<br/><br/><strong>Played By:</strong>Angel Fire