SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Edward Lee

Gender: Male

Rate:

6.0

Add to Actor Favourites

Bio

Edward Lee is an American chef who was a contestant on the ninth season of the cooking reality competition television series Top Chef, from 2011-2012.

Top Chef Bio


Edward Lee is chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Kentucky. A Brooklyn native, Lee found his way to Louisville while attending The Kentucky Derby in 2003 and destiny brought him to the restaurant, 610 Magnolia.

The following year, he bought the restaurant with partner Brook Smith and moved to Louisville. With Lee at the helm, 610 Magnolia has been praised as the fine dining destination of the region.

In 2011, he was a Finalist for The Best Chef Award Southeast from the James Beard Foundation.

Lee attended college at NYU, graduating Magna cum Laude with a degree in English Literature. At 22, he chose to pursue a culinary career instead of a literary one.

He staged in a number of restaurants in France and after a brief stint working at several high profile restaurants in NYC, Lee opened Clay in 1998 at the age of 25.

When he's not cooking, Lee is hanging out with animals (both four legged and two legged), hunting game birds, eating fried chicken, singing karaoke and trying to perfect a one handed backhand.

His wife, Dianne, is his biggest fan and strongest inspiration. "If I can do one thing to make her proud, my work is done."


Television Roles

Show

Character

Contestant - Himself


LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Tuesday 10 June 2025

Disney+ introduces Call Her Alex and Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy drops on Netflix.


Generations: The Legacy Teasers - July 2025

Pele is baffled by a mysterious bag of cash and Kea is shocked by what the inyanga wants them to do.


New on TV today: Monday 9 June 2025

Medical drama Doc is new on M-Net and HISTORY gets to grips with Hell on Earth: WWII.


New on TV today: Sunday 8 June 2025

Ocean with David Attenborough drops on Disney+ and Nat Geo Wild explores The Secret Life of Orcas.


New on TV today: Saturday 7 June 2025

HGTV spinoff Bargain Block: Bargain Buys begins and Yash'ingoma 3 is new on Mzansi Magic Music.


On Carte Blanche: Vultures poisoned in vicious poaching attack

83 lives have been saved after one of South Africa's worst wildlife poisoning events.


New on TV today: Friday 6 June 2025

Battlefields SA debuts on HISTORY and blood-soaked K-Drama action series Mercy For None drops on Netflix.


Skeem Saam character portrait: Lesego Marakalla as Rachel Kunutu

Classic details on this comeback kid, with pix from Skeem Saam's archives.


New on TV today: Thursday 5 June 2025

Three shows start on M-Net as BBC Earth explores Pompeii's Secret Underworld.


Sweet Diva Teasers - June 2025

Shots fired! Maria walks in on Régis and Jô in the middle of the night, kissing half-naked.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.