Christine Hà
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Christine Hà is the season three winner on the Fox cooking show, MasterChef.[1] She also received the 2014 Helen Keller personal achievement award from the American Foundation for the Blind.[2] Hà landed 2 James beard award nominations.[3] She is considered one of the most well known Vietnamese chefs in Houston.[3]
Early life
Hà was born in Vietnam, in 1979.[4] She lost her vision at age twenty.[4] This was due to Neuromyelitis optica.[4] She had planned to be a writer.[4] Hà also got a Masters Degree in Writing at the University of Houston.[4]
Career
Hà now owns her own restaurant, Blind Goat.[3] In addition, she travels the world to speak about experiences. She especially supports the visually impaired and Vietnamese youth. Hà has given multiple TED talks, as well. She launched the “Four Senses” cooking show dedicated to making accessible recipes.[4] Hà was the first ever blind chef on the MasterChef cooking show.[1] During her time at MasterChef, most contestants got canned crab. Hà, on the other hand, got a huge, live crab. Nonetheless, she still took the victory. Many of the judges complimented her on her extraordinary palate.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kim, Kim Hogstrom (November 28, 2012). "Houston’s ‘blind cook’ Christine Ha wins ‘MasterChef’" (in en). Chron. https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Houston-s-blind-cook-Christine-Ha-wins-9463164.php. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Christine Hà | Polus Center for Social & Economic Development". www.poluscenter.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ong, Bao. "MasterChef winner Christine Ha to part ways with her hit modern Vietnamese restaurant Xin Chao" (in en). Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/article/xin-chao-christine-ha-tony-nguyen-split-18503584.php. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Phuong, Le (2023-10-01). "Christine Ha, a Vietnamese-American master chef, tells an inspirational story for young people". THE VOICE OF VIETNAM. Retrieved 2024-02-09.