Kelley Lee
Kelley Lee, former Executive Chef of Azul Tapas & Lounge, graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Management in 1998 and Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France with Le Grande Dimplome in 2002. Lee worked in Michelin 2 Star Restaurant, Les Bastide St. Antoine in Grass, France and Patina in Los Angeles, California before moving in Shanghai in 2004.
One of the founding members of iiiit Café, Kelley has most recently opened a Italian Café “Closed Door” that has received good reviews with long time business partner Eduardo Vargas, as well as the highly successful “Cantina Agave” Mexican Cantina & Bar. With the first Boxing Cat Brewery under her belt already, Kelley aims to bring her passion for modern American food to Shanghai’s culinary explorers at The Boxing Cat Brewery.
Michael Jordan
Michael originally hails from the Pacific Northwest in the USA. He studied Life Sciences at the University of Portland and began to appreciate craft brewing during his college days in Portland, Oregon. Michael began homebrewing in 1993 and then made the jump to professional brewing in 1995. He has worked for many different breweries in Portland including a Lead Brewer position with Widmer Brothers Brewing. In 2008 he ventured away from Oregon to work abroad in Denmark. His role of Brewmaster with Bryggeriet S.C. Fuglsang also involved quality control work for their malting facility. This provided him with some additional experience in understanding the production of brewing raw materials. Michael moved to Shanghai in November 2010 and is very excited about Boxing Cat Brewery and providing fresh craft beer in China. Michael also holds the prestigious Diploma Brewer qualification from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in London. He enjoys craft brewing very much and enjoys spreading the craft beer revolution. He hopes to talk beer with you in one of the restaurant locations.
Beer is Art, and the Palate is Yours!Lee Tseng
With over 6 Years of Experience in the Food and Commercial Real Estate industry, Lee Tseng has been an active entrepreneur in setting up and running food industry operations for both western restaurants and cafés in Shanghai since 2002.
After graduating from the University of Toronto, Lee came to Shanghai from Canada to pursue opportunities relating to real estate investment and management of old historical homes in Shanghai. With many design and renovation projects under his wing, Lee also brings a wealth of design knowledge and real estate development expertise for sound spatial designs in commercial spaces as well as historical houses.
Having called Shanghai home since 2002, Lee has always yearned for a good Microbrew pub that serves comforts that he grew up with. With the Boxing Cat Brewery, this is the first phase of that vision. He hopes to keep churning out the good food and beer, and be able to offer a relaxing and comfortable place for everyone to call their "local" at the Boxing Cat Brewery. Hope to see you there for a good brew!