Ken Heck: YOUR AVERAGE LAS VEGAS SOMMELIER AT CHINGLISH CANTONESE WINE BAR

by Harold Robinson

Since Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar first burst onto the scene in 2020, owner Ken Heck has become an integral part of the food and beverage community, involved as a judge in multiple spirits competitions. As the restaurant’s bar and beverage program director, Ken is a sommelier, cicerone, sake, and spirits expert. He created the wine bar at Chinglish as the framework for Chef Lam’s creations as the supporting “cast” to the “star of the show.”

“Ken has an exquisite palate,” says PR%F Awards Executive Director Michele Tell.

Every dish served in Chinglish is paired with sake, spirit, or wine with a philosophy to complement the menu items with a drink. The wine list is less extensive than other restaurants, but each is selected to be paired with a dish. Chinglish has gentle beers, bitter beers, bold wines, light wines, sweet sakes, and light and floral sakes. The menu offers one of the most extensive spirit lists in Las Vegas.

Sommeliers are key figures in the trendiest restaurants in town, helping to amplify the overall restaurant experience. Other Chinglish sommeliers, Kitty Heck and Regina Weaver, are equally trained to guide guests to the perfect pairing for their dish. The entire Chinglish staff has extensive spirit knowledge.

Ken elevates the experience of all Chinglish guests by offering a unique evening that cannot be duplicated anywhere in Las Vegas. Ken takes the pairing experience above and beyond anything a restaurant guest has ever experienced. He has hosted many educational spirits tastings at Chinglish for wine, whiskey, and sake.

Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar, along with Ken, truly embodies the value of heart. Guests have said that love can truly be tasted in every dish served by Chef Po Fai Lam, and Ken provides the framing for the dishes with his exquisite pairings.

Ken and Kitty Heck, along with her parents Chef Po Fai Lam and Anna Lam, are the owners and operators of Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar in Las Vegas. Chinglish won Best of Las Vegas Gold, Best Chinese Food, and Bronze for Best Wine Bar this year. Award-winning Chef Po Fai Lam has ensured that each dish at Chinglish is cooked with the utmost elegance and refinement. His work is considered to be the true artistry of everything that encompasses “Chinglish.”

For a personalized dining experience, fine dining lovers can find Ken at Chinglish Cantonese Wine Bar is located at 8704 W. Charleston Blvd.

For more info, visit chinglishwinebar. com and follow on Facebook and Instagram @ chinglishwinebar.