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Brian Sullivan

SVP of Culinary Innovation, California Pizza Kitchen

As Senior Vice President of Culinary Innovation at California Pizza Kitchen, Brian brings a mark of culinary originality to everything CPK. The distinctive menu at CPK’s 300+ restaurants in the US and around the world feature fresh, local seasonal ingredients combined in unexpected ways. From one-of-a-kind flavor combinations of mains, pizzas, pastas, salads and desserts, Brian and his team are bringing California creativity to every meal. His innovative cuisine is enjoyed by CPK’s more than 43 million guests each year. Chef Brian leads the creative development as well as testing and deployment of new menu items drawing cultural influences from around the world. He and his team also assure that CPK favorites, like hand-tossed pizza, are perfectly prepared in hearth-baked ovens. Brian Sullivan began his career in restaurants across Los Angeles, New Orleans and Las Vegas, further honing his culinary talents abroad and at the Culinary Institute of America. A member of the International Corporate Chefs Association, Brian received the 2006 Menu Master Award for his Thai Crunch Salad.