

Lee, a renowned Korean American chef, blends recipes and traditions from his Korean. Joanna and Chip Gaines also made the trip to D.C. First Lady Jill Biden and the White House tapped Chef Edward Lee of Louisville to help craft a three-course menu for this week's State Dinner in honor of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Mrs. Lee wasn't the only Southern star in attendance at the dinner. His newest one, a Korean steakhouse called Nami, is scheduled to open in Louisville May 2. Lee currently has two restaurants, one in Louisville (610 Magnolia) and one outside Washington D.C. But back then it was like weird things, funky things fermenting in jars all over the house," he said in the interview. TWO OF EDWARD LEE'S MOST INFAMOUS NOVELLAS IN ONE BOOK THE PIG: You know, the traditional tale of a man with big city dreams and how one wrong deal can put you in the woods filming porn with. You know, now it would look real trendy and stuff.

We had jars of things all over the house.

Everything was made from scratch cause it's a lot cheaper. The former Top Chef contestant spoke with Southern Living on the Biscuits & Jam podcast last year about his roots and style of cooking, and how it's so closely connected to his family: "So my grandmother sort of stayed at home and cooked, and that's all she knew was Korean food. "I am part Korean, and I am part New York and I am part Kentucky and I am part of all these things." He added, "Food is about people, it's about culture, it's about love," Lee said.
