Jee Whan Lee has been appointed as Executive Chef at PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport

Jee Whan Lee
PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Jee Whan Lee as Executive Chef. Lee will oversee the hotel restaurant, Airo with its seasonal menus, Airo Café, plus the hotel’s 24 Hour In-Room Dining. Bringing a wealth of knowledge of the hospitality industry to the hotel with over 14 years’ experience as a Chef, Lee has worked at properties such as PEPPER’s Cradle Mountain Lodge Tasmania and has spent extensive tenures working in kitchens across the globe including Korea and Canada. Lee received his Professional Chef Diploma at the renowned Le Cordon Bleu, Paris Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute. Lee’s food philosophy is marrying traditional methods with modern methods of cooking, creating simple food with a twist. Airo’s modern Australian, French influenced menu reflects this perfectly, favoring high quality, fresh and local produce. With Lee at the helm of the kitchen, there will be an even greater focus on fresh, locally sourced produce with the hotel’s ‘Market to Table’ philosophy remaining prominent.
Food & Beverage Asia Pacific Australia Melbourne

Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited is a listed hotel subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia’s most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties. Based in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns, manages and/or markets over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites with over 10,000 rooms in Asia and North America including those under development.