Sam Brod, CEC, Executive Chef of The Landings Golf & Athletic Club (Savannah, Ga.) and the 2023 Club + Resort Chef of the Year, discusses the growth and expansion of the club’s food and beverage operation, which generates about $22 million annually and includes multiple dining outlets, each with a distinct identity and price point. Brod also explains his strategy for managing a team of 150 cooks.
About The Author
Joanna DeChellis, Editorial Director, Club + Resort Chef
As Editorial Director of Club + Resort Chef, Joanna DeChellis takes an audience-first approach that combines sound journalistic and story-telling principles with an appreciation for and deep knowledge of the intricacies of the club and resort chef market. She oversees the content strategy and programming for Club + Resort Chef and its various platforms including the Chef to Chef Conference. She has penned award-winning pieces about the many intricacies within club and resort food and beverage operations as well as culinary trends, profiles and breaking news. She is co-host of the award-winning podcast Club + Resort Talks, and has served in various content-development roles over the course of her career, including digital, marketing, print, and in-person events. She oversees the Club + Resort Chef Association, the Chef to Chef Conference and PlateCraft. Prior to these roles, she was the Managing Editor of Club + Resort Business, Associate Editor of Food Management Magazine and a contributing writer for Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News, Gayot, Cleveland Scene Magazine, and Duetto. Contact her at [email protected].