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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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