Sara Molinaro
General Manager at Hewn Bakery
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolSara Molinaro is a hospitality and culinary operations leader with over 20 years in food service and a decade in senior management roles, currently serving as General Manager at Hewn Bakery in Evanston, Illinois. She blends hands-on pastry and baking expertise—trained at The Culinary Institute of America and with a Cornell master’s in hospitality—with strengths in recipe R&D, systems design, and team development. Sara has built repeatable BOH/FOH processes, SOPs, and inventory/pricing systems using tools like Toast and xtraCHEF to scale small-business operations and improve profitability. As a former Principal Lead Instructor at Zingerman’s Bakehouse and culinary educator at Cornell and Monroe County Community College, she excels at curriculum design and translating technical craft into teachable standards. Her work emphasizes local sourcing, natural fermentation, and inclusive menu design that accommodates diverse diets and allergens. Known for creating sustainable kitchen cultures in everything from remote Alaska lodges to campus dining, she pairs creativity in the pastry lab with measurable business outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
Associate's Degree Baking and Pastry Arts, Associate's Degree Baking and Pastry Arts at The Culinary Institute of AmericaMaster's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management, Master's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management at Cornell UniversityBachelor's Degree Psychology, Bachelor's Degree Psychology at Brooklyn College
ChineseGithub contributions (5)
hh63340137/Calling
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
hh63340137/distance2u
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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