# Edward Lee

edward lee is a Brooklyn-born chef and restaurant consultant based out of Louisville, KY. He owns restaurants in Louisville, KY. He is the culinary director for a major food group, Knead Hospitality, in Washington, DC where he helped create the menu, hire, and provided consultations. He has made numerous television appearances on shows including The Mind of a Chef on PBS and as a contestant on the ninth season of Top Chef. He is a four-time James Beard Award nominee and currently owns two restaurants in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the creative director for 2 restaurants in the DC area National Harbor, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. == Early life and career == Lee was born on July 2, 1972 and raised in Brooklyn to Korean parents.