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About Mr. Lee

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    Mr. Chaitep Pattarapornpaisarn
    Head Chef & Owner of LEE KITCHEN
    Mr. Chaitep Pattarapornpaisarn, know as Mr.LEE, The first generation of Thai-born Chinese. His parents came from Hainan island, in the south China Sea . He began his career in hospitality  industry since teens as food and beverage servers and worked his way up to Assistant Food&Beverage Manager at Dusit Thani Hotel-The Bangkok’s five Star hotels. 

    For more than 30 years with his extensive background in F&B management and his strong inherited culinary skills, he decide to start his business venture, celebrated his first restaurant named “ LEE KITCHEN” on Chan Road in 1989.

    Because of his core strength of restaurant business in both kitchen and service area, in short period his restaurant “LEE KITCHEN” had become a destination for famous businessmen, the cabinet, and Bangkok’s aristocrats. With a great success on Chan Road, LEE KITCHEN on Silom Road had been launched to serve Japanese market and formal business dinners. Here at Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., Mr. LEE had his highest honor to host HM Queen Sirikit and Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn in 1992.

    Five years later in 1996, he founded “LEE Place” , a serviced apartment where it has a home-cooking style coffee shop - LEE Coffee House, and another LEE KITCHEN on 3th floor. He also expanded the business into casual restaurants LEE Cafe’ in late 2004, its first outlet at Erawan Bangkok- Rachaprasong. With an overwhelmed market response since then, now there are 10 outlets all over Bangkok, including Suvannabhumi airport.

    While the group of business expanding, Mr. LEE is still be the head chef of LEE KITCHEN,
    and take care of his customers constantly. He always updates his knowledge and develops his kitchen skills from time to time. He also goes to fresh markets by himself to control quality of ingredients, because he believes they provide the best dishes of his.

    Latest, in 2012, he is selected to be the IRON CHEF - Thailand, the T.V. show, as Chinese Cuisine Chef. Actually, he cooks well both East and West Cuisine, to fuse technique and ingredients appropriately is his talent. In the near future, he will open a chef’s table presenting his  culinary professional though his cuisine to special guests who are interested in LEE recipes.


     
      Mr. Chaitep Pattarapornpaisarn (Mr. Lee)  
     
    Education
    Food & Beverage Management Certificate, The Lausanne Hotel School, Switzerland
       
    Work Experience
    Assistant Food&Beverage Manager, Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok  1973-1989
       
    Entrepreneurship ; The LEE Family Group
    LEE KITCHEN,Fine Dining Restaurant (Head Chef)  1989-Present
    Lee Place, Serviced Apartment 1996-Present
    LEE cafe, Casual Restaurants 2004-Present
       
    Highest Honor
    1992 Host H.M. Queen Sirikit and Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, LEE Kitchen - Thaniya Plaza
     
     

    Mr. Lee's Honor
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
    Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
    Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991
    Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1991

  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1994
  • Chulalongkorn University
  • Chulalongkorn University, 2009
  • Chulalongkorn University, 2008
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1994
    Chulalongkorn University
    Chulalongkorn University, 2009
    Chulalongkorn University, 2008

  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1979
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1979
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1992
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1992
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1995
    Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1995
    Chan Tat Mai Road, 1992
    Chan Tat Mai Road, 1992


  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1994
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1994
  • Chan Tat Mai Road, 1992
  • Chan Tat Mai Road, 1992
  • Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1994
    Thaniya Plaza 4th Fl., 1994
    Chan Tat Mai Road, 1992
    Chan Tat Mai Road, 1992

  • Chan Tat Mai Road, 1995
  • Lee Place 3rd Fl., 1996
  • Lee Place 3rd Fl., 2011
  • Lee Place 3rd Fl., 2011
  • Chan Tat Mai Road, 1995
    Lee Place 3rd Fl., 1996
    Lee Place 3rd Fl., 2011
    Lee Place 3rd Fl., 2011


    Mr. Lee's News

    Manager news, 22 March 2016
    Dailynews, 17 March 2016
    Bangkokbiznews,7 July 2015
    Leader Time magazine, 2011

    Bangkok biz news magazine, 2011
    SME ชี้ช่องรวย magazine, 2011
    THE NATION news, 2011
    Siam Turakij news, 2011

    Traveler news, 2010
    Being Bangkok magazine, 2010
    Siamrath news, 2010
    Siam Turakij news, 2010

    Manager news, 2007
    Tabloid news, 2007
    Biz Week news, 2007
     

    Articles by Mr. LEE

    Who magazine, 2009
    Who magazine, 2009
    Who magazine, 2009
    Who magazine, 2009

    Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)

  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
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  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
  • Iron Chef Thailand (Chinese)
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