Jan Bandula, C.M.P.C., is Baltimore International College's Senior Chef Instructor, and one of only 13 certified Master Pastry Chefs in the United States.
A native of Poland, Chef Bandula began study culinary arts at the age of 14, and worked in Vienna, Austria before coming to the U.S. in 1974.
Before he became an instructor at BIC, Chef Bandula served as executive pastry chef at the Cross Keys Hotel, the Baltimore Hilton Hotel, and the Pimlico Hotel, all in Baltimore, Maryland. He has created specialty desserts for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, made a birthday cake for former Maryland Governor William Schaefer, and created a welcome cake for the Baltimore visit of Pope John Paul II.
Chef Bandula has been honored by the Baltimore Culinary Salon, the American Culinary Federation (ACF), and the ACF's Judge's Panel. He was named Chef of the Year by the ACF Greater Baltimore Chapter in 1988 and 2004, and served as Chapter President from 1998 to 2002. Since 2002, he has held the position of Chairman of the Board for the ACF Greater Baltimore Chapter, and was recently featured in the Baltimore Sun newspaper's "Inspiring Minds" series about inspirational college instructors.
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