Sara Molinaro
Baker

At the age of 4 Sara climbed on the kitchen counter to ‘taste’ vanilla extract. Disappointed by the taste (how could something that smelled so good taste so bad?) she was caught by her mother and had to sheepishly explain what she was up to. Fast forward ten years and Sara was selling homemade sandwiches and cookies to her friends at lunch and still running lemonade stands with her best friend. This love of all things food, and especially baking, led Sara to the Culinary Institute of America where she got her degree in baking and pastry arts. She baked and cooked her way across the country, working everywhere from NYC to San Francisco, Atlanta, Alaska, North Dakota, and even Cambridge, England. Sara finished her master’s degree in hospitality management from Cornell University, where she helped teach and develop curriculum for an undergraduate restaurant course. After years of wondering how Zingerman’s made their deliciously perfect Cosmic Cakes, she is thrilled to be a part of the team and learn the secrets to pass onto Bake! Students.

“It is difficult to sum up a trip like the time I spent in Oruchinga. The sense of need is profound and unlike anything I have ever experienced. The tidy summation that I share with people back home is that on Day One, none of the bakers had ever baked before, nor could they call themselves bakers yet, and by Day Ten, they were selling their products and receiving rave reviews. How gratifying is that?

But it's bigger than a one line summary. There is a spark that is lit when you teach a skill that can sustain people, that can make their lives different. There's hope when bread can be baked and shared with others and when a community can form and sustain itself. The potential is tremendous.”

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