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Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026

HOSPITALITY/FOOD: ED LEE

CO-FOUNDER, WAHOO’S FISH TACO

WHY: Along with brothers Wing Lam and Mingo Lee created Wahoo’s, one of OC’s better-known restaurant chains. Has other food ventures. Alliance between Lee and Chef John Park, forged five years ago, created one of Orange County’s most beloved comfort food restaurants: Toast Kitchen & Bakery in Costa Mesa.

IN THE NEWS: Named Business Journal’s Restaurateur of the Year in 2022. NOTABLE: Second Toast opening in Tustin.

QUOTABLE: “We have been very fortunate to have great people on staff who want to be with the company and see it grow.”

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