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{{Short description|Hong Kong chef}} {{Short description|Hong Kong chef}}
'''Grace Choy''' ({{zh|t=孫美華|s=孙美华|first=t,s}}) is a ], award-winning author and a contributing writer. '''Grace Choy''' ({{zh|t=孫美華|s=孙美华|first=t,s}}) is a ], award-winning author and a contributing writer.

Choy and Choy's restaurant ChoyChoy reported as the

* Hong Kong’s 10 best private kitchens by CNN<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hannam |first=Keshia |date=2016-06-13 |title=Hong Kong’s 10 best private kitchens |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-best-private-kitchens/index.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
* Five of the best Hong Kong hidden private kitchens by SCMP<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-05 |title=Five of the best Hong Kong hidden private kitchens |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48-hours/article/1845536/five-best-hong-kong-hidden-private-kitchens |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
* Chinese Cuisine that Hong Kong celebrities love by Vogue Japan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Inukai |first=Yumiko |date=2019-07-16 |title=香港セレブも夢中の優しい中華──「チョイ チョイ キッチン」。【犬養裕美子の食ガイド】 |url=https://www.vogue.co.jp/lifestyle/gourmet/2019-07-16/inukai |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Vogue Japan |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
* Queen of the Hidden Restaurant World by GQ Japan<ref>{{Cite web |last=小石原はるか |date=2019-06-09 |title=隠れ家レストラン界の女王が西麻布にやってきた!グレース・チョイに突撃インタビュー |url=https://www.gqjapan.jp/life/food-restaurant/201900610/grace-choy |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=GQ JAPAN |language=ja-JP}}</ref> and other core media around the world.

== Award Winning Cookbook ==
In 2018, Choy published her cookbook through Kickstarter and it became one of the most successful funded cookbook on the platform with over 500% funded. This Cookbook was reported by China Daily<ref>{{Cite web |last=李虹睿 |title=New book: Try 60 favorites from a Hong Kong chef |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/24/WS5ad5a27da3105cdcf6518d20.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> and SCMP<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=Profile {{!}} Fired 3 times, Grace Choy found her vocation as chef of her own restaurant |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3261292/grace-choy-enjoyed-cooking-so-much-she-opened-restaurant-wrote-award-winning-cookbook-then-left-hong |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>.

The Cookbook was shipped to 26 countries around the world.

The Cookbook won the championship of Best Woman Chef Book Award of ]. The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit.

== Contributing Writer ==
Choy is now contributing writer for:

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==Early life and early career== ==Early life and early career==
Choy graduated from ] with a Secretarial Diploma.
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Choy was born in ], Hong Kong.<ref name="Kwong2014-12-24">{{cite news |last=Kwong |first=Yuet-kuen 鄺月娟 |date=2014-12-24 |title=私房女強人 |trans-title=Private kitchen strong woman |language=zh |magazine=] }}</ref> She received a degree in secretarial information management at a university in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Yao2023-07-22">{{cite news |last=Yao |first=Shun 姚舜 |date=2023-07-22 |title=名.店.新.菜-香港私房菜女王Grace Choy客座紫艷中餐廳 |trans-title=Name. Shop. New. Cuisine-Grace Choy, the Queen of Hong Kong's Private Cuisine, is a guest at Yen Chinese Restaurant |language=zh |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20230722000236-260209?chdtv |newspaper=] |accessdate=2024-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321091027/https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20230722000236-260209?chdtv |archivedate=2024-03-21 }}</ref> Choy worked as a secretary for 10 years.<ref name="Au-yeung2014-04-26">{{cite news |last=Au-yeung |first=Hiu-sze 歐陽曉思 |date=2014-04-26 |title=賞味:10萬粉絲 村屋飄香 |trans-title=Appreciation: 100,000 fans, the fragrance of the village house |language=zh |newspaper=] |page=E8 }}</ref> She married Ken in 1998 and moved with him to ] and ], assisting him with his ] business.<ref name="Kwong2014-12-24" /><ref name="Au-yeung2014-04-26" /> She returned to Hong Kong in 2006 and joined ] as an administrator in 2008 where she worked for two years.<ref name="Kwong2014-12-24" /><ref name="Au-yeung2014-04-26" />
Choy was fired from three office jobs before finally being diagnosed with ].


Choy can only maintain focus while in the kitchen as reported by China Daily.<ref>{{Cite web |last=李虹睿 |title=How a middled age woman find her lifetime career |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/10/WS654de7cea31090682a5ed9de.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>
==Career==
Choy started a 16-seat restaurant in ] in 2011. Named ChoyChoy ({{zh|t=蔡菜館}}), the restaurant offered breakfast and light meals.<ref name="Yao2023-07-22"/> '']'' said ChoyChoy was one of Hong Kong's top ].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Keshia Hannam, for |title=Hong Kong's 10 best private kitchens |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-best-private-kitchens/index.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=CNN |date=13 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref> ChoyChoy relocated to ], ], in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-09 |title=隠れ家レストラン界の女王が西麻布にやってきた!グレース・チョイに突撃インタビュー |url=https://www.gqjapan.jp/life/food-restaurant/201900610/grace-choy |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=GQ JAPAN |language=ja-JP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-16 |title=香港セレブも夢中の優しい中華──「チョイ チョイ キッチン」。【犬養裕美子の食ガイド】 |url=https://www.vogue.co.jp/lifestyle/gourmet/2019-07-16/inukai |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Vogue Japan |language=ja-JP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Keshia Hannam, for |title=Hong Kong's 10 best private kitchens |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-best-private-kitchens/index.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=CNN |date=13 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-05 |title=Five of the best Hong Kong hidden private kitchens |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/48-hours/article/1845536/five-best-hong-kong-hidden-private-kitchens |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>


== Moved to Japan ==
She in 2018 wrote the cookbook ''Grace's 60 Recipes'', which was awarded "Best Woman Chef Book" by Gourmand Awards in 2019.<ref name="Ziegler2023-06-03">{{cite news |last=Ziegler |first=Owen |date=2023-06-03 |title=At Grace Choy's table, a tantalizing portal to Cantonese cuisine |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/03/food/grace-choy-chef-nakameguro/ |newspaper=] |accessdate=2024-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321085839/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/03/food/grace-choy-chef-nakameguro/ |archivedate=2024-03-21 }}</ref>
Choy moved to Japan to use Japanese ingredients in her Chinese cuisine and because she found that most Chinese cuisine in Japan is not authentic as reported by The Japan Times<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ziegler |first=Owen |date=2023-06-03 |title=At Grace Choy’s table, a tantalizing portal to Cantonese cuisine |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/03/food/grace-choy-chef-nakameguro/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref> and Metropolis<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernon |first=Matthew |date=2023-02-23 |title=Based in Japan: Grace Choy {{!}} Culture |url=https://metropolisjapan.com/an-interview-with-hong-kong-chef-grace-choy/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Metropolis Japan |language=en-US}}</ref>.


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 04:24, 1 January 2025

Hong Kong chef

Grace Choy (traditional Chinese: 孫美華; simplified Chinese: 孙美华) is a celebrity chef, award-winning author and a contributing writer.

Choy and Choy's restaurant ChoyChoy reported as the

  • Hong Kong’s 10 best private kitchens by CNN
  • Five of the best Hong Kong hidden private kitchens by SCMP
  • Chinese Cuisine that Hong Kong celebrities love by Vogue Japan
  • Queen of the Hidden Restaurant World by GQ Japan and other core media around the world.

Award Winning Cookbook

In 2018, Choy published her cookbook through Kickstarter and it became one of the most successful funded cookbook on the platform with over 500% funded. This Cookbook was reported by China Daily and SCMP.

The Cookbook was shipped to 26 countries around the world.

The Cookbook won the championship of Best Woman Chef Book Award of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit.

Contributing Writer

Choy is now contributing writer for:

Early life and early career

Choy graduated from Cavendish College London with a Secretarial Diploma.

Choy was fired from three office jobs before finally being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Choy can only maintain focus while in the kitchen as reported by China Daily.

Moved to Japan

Choy moved to Japan to use Japanese ingredients in her Chinese cuisine and because she found that most Chinese cuisine in Japan is not authentic as reported by The Japan Times and Metropolis.

References

  1. Hannam, Keshia (2016-06-13). "Hong Kong's 10 best private kitchens". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  2. "Five of the best Hong Kong hidden private kitchens". South China Morning Post. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. Inukai, Yumiko (2019-07-16). "香港セレブも夢中の優しい中華──「チョイ チョイ キッチン」。【犬養裕美子の食ガイド】". Vogue Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  4. 小石原はるか (2019-06-09). "隠れ家レストラン界の女王が西麻布にやってきた!グレース・チョイに突撃インタビュー". GQ JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  5. 李虹睿. "New book: Try 60 favorites from a Hong Kong chef". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  6. "Profile | Fired 3 times, Grace Choy found her vocation as chef of her own restaurant". South China Morning Post. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  7. 李虹睿. "How a middled age woman find her lifetime career". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  8. Ziegler, Owen (2023-06-03). "At Grace Choy's table, a tantalizing portal to Cantonese cuisine". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  9. Hernon, Matthew (2023-02-23). "Based in Japan: Grace Choy | Culture". Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 2025-01-01.

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