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Christopher Lee, born on December 12, 1975 in Long Island, New York, is currently executive chef and part owner at New York City's Aureole, a Charlie Palmer restaurant. Previous to Aureole, Chef Lee spent two years at restaurant Gilt, in the New York Palace hotel, and was credited for earning the restaurant two Michelin stars. A graduate of the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, Lee has worked in the kitchens of Manhattan's most renowned restaurants, including Daniel, Jean Georges and Oceana.

Chef Lee is best known for his New American style cooking, an art he honed while working under Alfred Portale

Lee has also been cited as one of Food & Wine magazine's 2006 "Best New Chefs" and "Rising Star Chef of the Year" at the 2005 James Beard Awards for his work at Striped Bass in Philadelphia.