Uncorked with Invited Club's, Sean DiCicco, Corporate VP of Food & Beverage

I was born in Aliquippa, a small town outside of Pittsburg, PA and spent most of grade school and high school in Downingtown, just outside Philadelphia. My dad was a Chemical Engineer for Arco and my mother was a Registered Nurse.

Pretty sure I wanted to be a fighter pilot early on but the summer of my junior year I knew I wanted to be a chef.

Definitely. My Italian grandmother taught me how to make fresh pasta and amazing sauce. She was a huge influence on my career.

Pretty sure I was 7 or 8 sipping my grandfather's version of cherry wine he made a barrel of every year.

Yes! For me it was the musty, barnyard notes in a great Bordeaux, I was hooked!

Culinary Arts at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

Tavern on the Green in NYC, which at the time was the highest grossing restaurant in the country.

Very impactful, devastating to our industry. I've been very fortunate to work in the Golf industry which has been one of the few segments that is thriving. While our à la carte business has outpaced prior years, we continue to struggle with our Catering and Private Events business. Even before COVID, it is a very tough business to succeed in. Hard work isn't always a guarantee that things will work out. I've been incredibly fortunate to meet and work for great people.

Well, I've had a 30-year career in Restaurants, Casinos, Hotels, Catering, both property and corporate level, so I have pretty much covered the gambit of Food and Beverage.

My previous boss from Caesar's Entertainment left his position to join ClubCorp. He called me a few months after he started, and I quote "I need you". I joined the company 2 months later.

I have pretty much covered the globe, yes. My career has afforded me great trips to Italy, Shanghai, Hong Kong, France, Portugal, Brazil and New Zealand.

There will always be a spot in my heart for the Big Island of Hawaii, I opened the Four Season's property Hualalai back in 1996. I also helped opened a Venetian casino in Macau, and two hotels for Caesars Entertainment in Dubai.

The majority of my career has been spent in Las Vegas, my three daughters were born and raised there, I call it home. We have a great place at the Lakes, just southeast of Summerlin.

I met Audrey at the Venetian Hotel, she was in Sales and Catering, I was the Executive Chef of the property. We both came to town in 1998. She moved from Brazil and I moved from Hawaii.

Nothing like a great White Burgundy and a fresh seafood tower!

I would have to go with Italian, love fresh pasta.

Burgundy's and Bordeaux's are definitely at the front of the pack (red and whites), Barolo's... and an occasional Super Tuscan or big Napa Cab.

I love hunting, fishing, running, biking...just like being outdoors! Love to fly fish in Montana, very relaxing.

I wouldn't call myself an adrenaline junky, but I do enjoy fast cars/motorcycles and the likes. I'd have to say not Sky Diving: just can't see jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.

I'd probably take a yacht trip through the Mediterranean for a few weeks, seeing the sights, eating great food and of course only drinking the best vintages from Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. And definitely spend some time in Greece.

It has been a lot of fun!