Robert Kinkead
Robert Kinkead | |
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| Born | June 1, 1952 |
| Died | December 15, 2019 (aged 67) |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Robert Kinkead (June 1, 1952 – December 15, 2019) was an American chef and
Washington D.C.
Early life and career
Kinkead was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up in Massachusetts, attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1]
Kinkead pursued a culinary career and worked in several restaurants in
James Beard Award for "best American chef" in the Mid-Atlantic Region.[1][3][4] In 2005, Kinkead published a cookbook, Kinkead's Cookbook: Recipes From Washington D.C.’s Premier Seafood Restaurant.[1][2] Kinkead was known for mentoring many notable chefs in Washington, D.C., including Logan Cox, Jeff Black, Tracy O'Grady, Brendan L'Etoile, and Ris Lacoste.[5][6] Kinkead's eponymous restaurant closed in December 2012.[6][7] Kinkead also owned Hell Point Seafood in Annapolis, Maryland and Colvin Run Tavern in Vienna, Virginia, both of which were closed before Kinkead's.[7] In 2004, Kinkead opened "Sibling Rivalry" in Boston with his brother, David;[8] the restaurant closed in 2013.[9] In 2013, Kinkead opened a pop-up restaurant, Ancora, in the Watergate complex.[10] Ancora closed in 2014, and Kinkead opened a more casual restaurant, Campono, next door.[11]
In 2016, Kinkead received the Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.[12]
Kinkead retired with his wife, Dianne, to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, where he died on December 15, 2019, of heart disease and diabetes.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Langer, Emily (December 16, 2019). "Bob Kinkead, celebrated Washington chef with flair for seafood, dies at 67". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b Weinraub, Judith (February 9, 2005). "So, You Want to Cook Like Bob Kinkead". Washington Post.
- ^ "Chef Bob Kinkead". Starchefs.
- ^ Ginsberg, Steven (April 1, 1996). "This Time Around Bob Kinkead Is the Chef Executive". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Sidman, Jessica (December 16, 2019). "Pioneering DC Chef Bob Kinkead Dies at 67". Washingtonian Magazine.
- ^ a b Carman, Tim (November 21, 2012). "Kinkead's alumni recall the restaurant that made them". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Spiegel, Anna (November 21, 2012). "Kinkead's Announces a Closing Date". Washingtonian.
- ^ Eric Laignel (2004-09-02). "Gourmet selection of new restaurants". USA Today.
- ^ Blumenthal, Rachel Leah (5 April 2013). "Sibling Rivalry Ends Inconclusively After Nine Years". Eater Boston.
- ^ Sietsema, Tom (March 20, 2013). "First Bite of Bob Kinkead's Ancora". Washington Post.
- ^ Sietsema, Tom (April 28, 2014). "Campono, informal and open for 3 meals a day". Washington Post.
- ^ Cooper, Rebecca (June 10, 2016). "Bob Kinkead: The old-school chef who casts a long shadow in D.C. and beyond". Washington Business Journal.