Adeline Grattard is the head chef of the

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-starred restaurant ''Yam'Tcha'' in

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. Grattard was born on 8 February 1978 in

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. She was trained at the School of French Cuisine at Ferrandi and worked under Pascal Barbot at ''

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''. Grattard's husband, Chi Wah Chan, was born in

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, and they moved from Paris to Hong Kong for two years, where Grattard worked alongside Chinese chefs and explored the culinary scene. They returned to Paris and together opened ''Yam'Tcha'' in the

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neighborhood in 2009. The name ''Yam'Tcha'' is a reference to the

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" for eating a meal with tea, and tea service by Chan is part of the prix fixe meal at the restaurant. ''Yam'Tcha'' received many positive reviews in its first year and was awarded one star in the 2010

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. Grattard was featured on an episode of the

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series Chef's Table: France in 2016.

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