Born in South Korea, Chef Justin Lee started his culinary career in 2003. After working in Korea, he decided to leave to experience life overseas. Therefore, Chef Justin decided to move to Brisbane, Australia, and worked at Il Centro. In 2012, he then moved to Auckland, New Zealand, working at Clooney, which is rated "3 Hats" by Cuisine Magazine's "Cuisine Good Food Awards". It was then that a different path was destined for Justin. When the restaurant was in need of someone to man the pastry kitchen, the head chef, Des Harris, assigned Justin for this role. It was then that Justin fell in love with the world of pastry.