About Les

Originally born in Dayton, Ohio and moved to California at age 12 to spend the summer with my father and stepmother. I shortly discovered my passion for food with my step-grandfather (who was a n executive chef-retired). Started cooking for the summer and be September I was preparing three meals a day. Moved to San Francisco and got my first culinary job at 14. I've been cooking most every day since. I've been teaching cooking and wine appreciation classes thru the continuing education, or Outreach department at UNLV for over twenty three years and consulting to restaurants and hotels all over the west from west Texas to Oregon since 1983. I also taught cooking classes at the Clark County Community College for several years, and school politics forced me to quit there. I've written several cookbooks and the latest is titled "Never Trust A skinny Chef". I started broadcasting over two years ago with a radio program called "Les Kincaid's Lifestyles Las Vegas". The show emanates from Charlie Palmer's Aureole Las Vegas restaurant live in Mandalay Bay Hotel/Casino. This show runs from noon to 1:30 PM (pacific each Saturday.) After one year we went national and syndicated the show into over 26 million households. In September of 2000 I started a unique wine show ("Les' Wines & Vines). Americas first wine show that has a live audience and tastes wines during the show while interviewing the winery owner, winemaker, wine writer, sommelier or master sommelier. This is also nationally syndicated into over 26 million households every Thursday evening from 7-8 PM.

On February 4th 2001 we started yet another radio show, Tableside duJour. We move to a different restaurant each week in Las Vegas. Interviewing the executive chef or chef du cuisine, owner/manager, sommelier and discuss the menu, signature dishes, wine list, wine programs and the ambiance for the establishment. This is a great opportunity for restaurants to show their wares in such as way that listeners will feel comfortable to enjoy a meal at a place they thought was expensive, or snobbish, because they have had a chance to hear the comments and ideas heard during the show. I have a few more projects in the mill at this time and will be happy to share them with you as they develop. I've included in this site many user-friendly recipes and some common sense advice throughout these many pages. If you are going to visit Las Vegas and would like to know of some of my personal favorite restaurants (see above) or hotel choices to visit, to play any golf course in the Las Vegas area (see golf above), just e-mail me and I'll respond as quickly as I can. I love anything to do with food, wine or golf and I welcome and encourage everyone's participation in this site. Having traveled across the country to help everyday people with their cooking challenges, Chef Les Kincaid has developed a unique perspective on how Americans like to eat and cook today. He is a champion for uncomplicated recipes, bright flavors and fresh food, which he believes is the type of cooking that, comes from a "real kitchen" - a place dedicated to culinary honesty.Les has received acclaim from the national culinary community for his creativity and dedication to the art of cooking and has been an instructor at UNLV continuing education program for many years and also teaches classes at the Art Institute of Las Vegas culinary school.

Chef, Wineau and professional bon vivant Les Kincaid is one of today's most imaginative food personalities. Whether he is lecturing a visiting convention in Las Vegas, or concocting new recipes in his own kitchen, Kincaid transforms common ingredients into wow-inspiring dishes. His artful approach to cooking, confidence-inspiring instructions, and contagious enthusiasm have endeared him to a loyal following that tune in to his weekly shows, frequent his wine or cooking classes and appearances, and collect his books. One of today's most imaginative food personalities, Kincaid is the author of numerous cookbooks including Never Trust A Skinny Chef II inspired recipes for adventurous cooks, and his popular nationally syndicated shows - Lifestyles Las Vegas and Les' Wines & Vines broadcast from Las Vegas. Les' Wines & Vines is a refreshing break from the tough talk and controversial news that fills the media today.Here's some food for thought. More enthusiastic wine drinkers tune in weekly to CRN Radio Network, and the audience is growing. That's target marketing with pinpoint accuracy for advertisers aiming for the upscale consumer. The 60-minute wine show is on the road going on-location to connect with wine and food lovers at special events such as the 2004 World Pastry Competition, Reno/Tahoe Food, Wine & Jazz Festival at the Reno Hilton, Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival in Sonoma among others. The weekly radio show is integrated with a dynamic personal website to give wine and food lovers an interactive experience. http://www.leskincaid.com For businesses targeting active consumers with an upscale lifestyle, the recipe for success is as easy as pie. Just include Les' Wines & Vines as an essential ingredient.
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