Christine Ha

Chef-Owner, The Blind Goat and Stuffed Belly | Houston, TX

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Chef Christine Ha is a blind cook known for winning MasterChef Season 3. A three-time James Beard Award nominee, she specializes in Southeastern and modern Asian cooking, pulling flavors and techniques from Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Indian cuisine. Her cookbook, Recipes from My Home Kitchen, was a New York Times best-seller.

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