Tararua District mayor Tracey Collis said it was sad news for Woodville to lose a specialised business such as Culinary Vista.
"Marni has a passion for food which she shared with her customers. She is a great business operator and understood every aspect of her business," she said.
"I've enjoyed Marni's selection of some beautiful products and taste testing new lines. Culinary Vista will be missed by many of us who shared Marni's love of cooking and good food."
It will be business as usual for Culinary Vista through January and the shop will be open through February until stock runs out.
"I will do my best to keep local cheeses and par-baked breads in the chiller and wine in the wine cave through February. Most other stock items will not be replaced once they sell out," Marni said.
"But our website will be available for placing orders until January 31.
"I'll miss this shop and the customer interactions. I feel part of this community," Marni said. "I think I've introduced people to the wide range of products we stock from New Zealand and my loyal customers have been the most important part of this business."
Marni and her son Torsten, 9, will visit her mother in the United States in the July school holidays and then she'll be back hunting for a job in IT.
Last August business woman Suzie Johnson and her husband Kiwi decided to close their three Woodville stores, Oosh La La, For Frocks Sake and the Oosh gallery, blaming the closure on the closure of the gorge.
The three stores remain on the market, but their fourth premises is occupied by You Hairdressing which opened early last year.
Co-owners Catherine Hunt and Kellie McKay say business is booming and they've picked up business because of the gorge closure.