Scott Leysath

Scott Leysath, The Sporting Chef, is one of America’s best known experts on the preparation of fish and game. For the past two decades, Chef Leysath has traveled the country sharing his “Short Attention Span” cooking style that’s fast, easy, delicious and very entertaining.

• Host of The Sporting Chef and Dead Meat shows, airing throughout the U.S. on Sportsman Channel, regional cable affiliates and Untamed Sports. Prior to launching his first TV show in 2002, he worked on both sides of the camera in HGTV’s “Home Grown Cooking with Paul James” for 3 years.

• Cooking Editor – Ducks Unlimited Magazine since 2007; heads the DU Culinary Council.

• You can find Scott’s recipes at the Ducks Unlimited website (ducks.org), SportingChef.com and on his weekly blog at Whitetail.Winchester.com.

• Cookbook author, writer for several outdoor publications

• Speaker/Entertainer

Chef Leysath lives in Northern California. He’s been in the food business for over 30 years, working his way up the corporate ladder with a western U.S. restaurant chain before opening his own restaurant and catering business. Today, he manages his time between producing television shows, writing cooking columns and cookbooks and making personal appearances throughout the U.S.