About Dan Lee

2021 Masterchef:
the professionals champion

A unique style of cooking, combining South-East Asian flavours with European cooking styles. Being brought up in the UK with a mixed background of Irish, English and Cantonese heritage helped me to develop an understanding of foreign flavours and how they could work together from an early age. I have spent the best part of a decade travelling to learn skills, techniques and use of ingredients from some of the best chefs and restaurants in the world. My experience has helped me create my own unique cooking style and flavours with a focus on refinement of street food, using low cost ingredients and producing big flavours.

 

  • ‘Not only the nicest chef ever but the best Asian fusion food I have ever eaten’

    — Caroline at The Good Cook Co.

  • ‘Our family loves food, we have been spoilt by many outstanding chefs over the years and I can say - hand on heart - that Dan is in a league of his own. He looked after us two Christmas holidays and (lucky us) the entire second lock-down. The world has witnessed his skills on Masterchef - I can attest that they only got a glimpse of what he can do. As a client Dan spoils and surprises you, constantly whipping up new concoctions. Nothing is ever too much to ask for, he is always open to suggestions and game on to try something new. Dan is truly creative, his dishes are made with passion and love, beautifully presented, oh so delicious and delivered with a big friendly smile. Besides being an incredible chef Dan is also a pleasure to have around: interesting and interested, funny but never intrusive and incredibly thoughtful and kind - we’d have him back any time.

    PS: For those who watched the show, Dan does deliver a first class pasta pomodoro’

    — Patricia Wolf

  • ‘He is giving us exciting, innovative flavours on a plate’

    — Monica Galetti

  • ‘He for me is a star in the making’

    — Marcus Wareing

  • ‘Not only the nicest chef ever but the best Asian fusion food I have ever eaten’

    — Caroline at The Good Cook Co.

  • ‘He is giving us exciting, innovative flavours on a plate’

    — Monica Galetti

  • ‘He for me is a star in the making’

    — Marcus Wareing

“‘Food is a universal language, no matter where you're from. We all have memories and moments based around food, it truly is a great way to bring people together. Regardless of what else is going on, sometimes you just need to sit down and have a great meal with a bunch of people whether you know them or not’”

— Chef Dan Lee