Entity Reference embedded within colspec attribute name-table col. heading

Question

My team is working on a project that involves converting MS Word documents to XML. The XML is applied to a stylesheet (*.xsl) which generates a *.pdf document. Is it valid to include an xml entity reference within a colspec attribute name? For example, the xml document would contain the following code for a table:
<t id="t1109681052">TABLE 1.0 My Favorite Restaurants</t>
<tbl id="tbl921133606" val="1.0">
<TblHdg num="1">Table 1.0 My Favorite Restaurants </TblHdg>
<colspec id="colspec1148420628" name=" Restaurant Name" width="0.61875"/>
<colspec id="colspec201089067" name="Type of Authentic Cuisine" width="1.61875"/>
<colspec id="colspec201089069" name="Location" width="1.61875"/>
</tbl>
Is the following code valid in XML to produce the results in the sample table below when the XML is applied to a stylesheet (xsl)?
<colspec id="colspec201089067" name="Type of "Authentic" Cuisine" width="1.61875"/>
The desired table and column titles would be as follows:
Restaurant Name ----     Type of “Authentic” Cuisine ----     Location
Le Chantecler --------------->French     The Negresco Hotel –
Promenade des Anglais Nice France
La Coupola -------------------->French     The Mirabeau Hotel
1 Princess Grace Ave
Monte Carlo Monaco
What is needed in the XML code to produce the table column heading with quotes embedded around the word "Authentic"?
Please advise. Thanks so much and have a prosperous and memorable holiday.

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