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Edward Lee is the chef\/owner of 610 Magnolia, MilkWood, and Whiskey Dry in Louisville, Kentucky, author of Smoke & Pickles and Buttermilk Graffiti, and culinary director of Succotash in National Harbor, Maryland, and Penn Quarter, Washington, DC. He appears frequently in print and on television, including earning an Emmy nomination for his role in the Emmy Award\u2013winning series The Mind of a Chef. Most recently, he wrote and hosted the feature documentary Fermented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Edward Lee is the chef\/owner of 610 Magnolia, MilkWood, and Whiskey Dry in Louisville, Kentucky, author of Smoke & Pickles and Buttermilk Graffiti, and culinary […]
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