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'''Grace Choy''' ({{zh|t=孫美華|s=孙美华|first=t,s}}) (born 29 December 1967) is a Hong Kong chef.<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=2024-03-18 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>
'''Grace Choy''' ({{zh|t=孫美華|s=孙美华|first=t,s}}) (born 29 December 1967) is a Hong Kong chef.


==Early life and early career==
She gained recognition through coverage in local media outlets. Interviews by ''[[China Daily]]'' and [[BS-TBS]], alongside a bilingual RTHK documentary (English/Cantonese)<ref>{{Cite web |title=廣東話故事 |url=https://www.choychoy.com/storyc |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=choychoy |language=zh}}</ref> and a [[CNN]] report, highlighted her restaurant ChoyChoy as one of Hong Kong's top [[Underground restaurant|private kitchens]].<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>
Choy was born in [[New Territories]], 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=[[East Week]] }}</ref> She attended 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=[[China Times]] |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=[[Apple Daily]] |page=E8 }}</ref> She married Ken in 1998 and moved with him to [[Guangdong]] and [[Northeast China]], assisting him with his [[Mainland Chinese]] business.<ref name="Kwong2014-12-24"/><ref name="Au-yeung2014-04-26"/> She came back to Hong Kong in 2006 and joined [[Miele]] as an administrator in 2008 where she worked for two years.<ref name="Kwong2014-12-24"/><ref name="Au-yeung2014-04-26"/>


==Career==
Choy appeared as a guest chef at various platforms, including government events, charity functions, and 5-star hotels.<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>
Choy started a 16-seat restaurant in [[Yuen Long]] in 2011. Named ChoyChoy ({{zh|t=蔡菜館}}), the restaurant offered breakfast and light meals.<ref name="Yao2023-07-22"/> ''[[The South China Morning Post]]'' said ChoyChoy was one of Hong Kong's top [[Underground restaurant|private kitchens]].<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 [[Nishi-Azabu|Nishi azabu]], [[Tokyo]], 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>


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=[[The Japan Times]] |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>
She also provides culinary commentary for publications such as ''[[China Daily]]'', ''[[The Japan Times]]'', and [[Toyo Keizai]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=李虹睿 |title=Recipe from Hong Kong chef: Eggplant casserole with salted fish |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/16/WS6193289fa310cdd39bc75a0c.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=李虹睿 |title=Hong Kong chef teaches you to make prawn toast |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/15/WS614156d0a310e0e3a6821afd.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>

== ChoyChoy ==
She established her restaurant, ChoyChoy, in 2011 before relocating to [[Nishi-Azabu|Nishi azabu]], [[Tokyo]], in 2019. Currently situated in [[Aobadai]], [[Meguro]], [[Tokyo]], ChoyChoy accommodates only four seats.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

== Awards ==
Championship of Best Woman Chef Book (Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2018).{{cn|date=March 2024}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.choychoy.com/ Choychoy]
* [https://www.choychoy.com/ ChoyChoy official website]


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Revision as of 09:46, 9 April 2024

Grace Choy (traditional Chinese: 孫美華; simplified Chinese: 孙美华) (born 29 December 1967) is a Hong Kong chef.

Early life and early career

Choy was born in New Territories, Hong Kong.[1] She attended received a degree in secretarial information management at a university in the United Kingdom.[2] Choy worked as a secretary for 10 years.[3] She married Ken in 1998 and moved with him to Guangdong and Northeast China, assisting him with his Mainland Chinese business.[1][3] She came back to Hong Kong in 2006 and joined Miele as an administrator in 2008 where she worked for two years.[1][3]

Career

Choy started a 16-seat restaurant in Yuen Long in 2011. Named ChoyChoy (Chinese: 蔡菜館), the restaurant offered breakfast and light meals.[2] The South China Morning Post said ChoyChoy was one of Hong Kong's top private kitchens.[4] ChoyChoy relocated to Nishi azabu, Tokyo, in 2019.[5][6][7][8]

She in 2018 wrote the cookbook Grace's 60 Recipes, which was awarded "Best Woman Chef Book" by Gourmand Awards in 2019.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kwong, Yuet-kuen 鄺月娟 (2014-12-24). "私房女強人" [Private kitchen strong woman]. East Week (in Chinese).
  2. ^ a b Yao, Shun 姚舜 (2023-07-22). "名．店．新．菜－香港私房菜女王Grace Choy客座紫艷中餐廳" [Name. Shop. New. Cuisine－Grace Choy, the Queen of Hong Kong's Private Cuisine, is a guest at Yen Chinese Restaurant]. China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ a b c Au-yeung, Hiu-sze 歐陽曉思 (2014-04-26). "賞味：10萬粉絲　村屋飄香" [Appreciation: 100,000 fans, the fragrance of the village house]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). p. E8.
  4. ^ Keshia Hannam, for (13 June 2016). "Hong Kong's 10 best private kitchens". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ "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). 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ "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). 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. ^ Keshia Hannam, for (13 June 2016). "Hong Kong's 10 best private kitchens". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ^ "Five of the best Hong Kong hidden private kitchens". South China Morning Post. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  9. ^ Ziegler, Owen (2023-06-03). "At Grace Choy's table, a tantalizing portal to Cantonese cuisine". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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