In her kitchen, Christine Ha possesses a rare ingredient that most professionally-trained chefs never learn to use: the ability to cook by sense. After tragically losing her sight in her twenties, this remarkable home cook, who specializes in the mouthwatering, wildly popular Vietnamese comfort foods of her childhood, as well as beloved American standards that she came to love growing up in Texas, re-learned how to cook. Using her heightened senses, she turns out dishes that are remarkably delicious, accessible, luscious, and crave-worthy.
Millions of viewers tuned in to watch Christine sweep the thrilling MasterChef Season 3 finale, and here they can find more of her deftly crafted recipes. They’ll discover food that speaks to the best of both the Vietnamese diaspora and American classics, personable tips on how to re-create delicious professional recipes in a home kitchen, and an inspirational personal narrative bolstered by Ha’s background as a gifted writer. Recipes from My Home Kitchen will braid together Christine’s story with her food for a result that is one of the most compelling culinary tales of her generation.
Author
Christine Ha
Christine Ha is a three-time James Beard Award Nominated Chef, bestselling author, restaurant owner, and the first-ever blind contestant and season 3 winner of the televised cooking competition show MasterChef. Ha was a co-host on the Canadian cooking show “Four Senses,” a judge on “MasterChef” Vietnam (Season 3), and a guest judge on several seasons of MasterChef US. She has spoken about disability advocacy at the United Nations, and served as a culinary arts envoy overseas for the American Embassy as part of cultural diplomacy programs in Jordan, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Vietnam. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Helen Keller International, a global non-profit that helps millions of people achieve clear vision, sound nutrition, and good health. Ha holds a Master of Fine Arts from the nationally acclaimed Creative Writing Program at University of Houston.
Learn More about Christine Ha