Brian Sode, CMC

Master Chef Brian Sode earned the Certified Master Chef title in 2010.

Career highlights:

• Brian is Executive Chef at The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, FL.
• Previously he worked as Executive Chef at La Gorce Country Club, Miami Beach, Florida.
• Throughout his career, he has worked in a number of country clubs and served as executive chef and director of dining services at Chiquita Brands International, Cincinnati, from 1988 to 2002.
• For 10 years prior, he held numerous positions at the Dallas-based Club Corporation of America, and was selected to open many venues, including Rodney Square Club, Wilmington, Delaware; The Skyline Club, Indianapolis; and Rockford City Club, Rockford, Illinois.
• He received his culinary training through the American Culinary Federation’s apprenticeship program in Chicago, and at Triton College, River Grove, Illinois.
• He earned an undergraduate degree in business management from Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, and a master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati.
• He has received numerous awards, including more than 60 silver and gold medals in ACF-sanctioned competitions.
• He has also competed on numerous culinary teams, including the 1996 ACF Culinary Team USA, and 2000, 2002 and 2008 Team Midwest that competed internationally.
• In 2009, he was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs, ACF’s honor society.