LAS VEGAS - Chef Sandra Mallut grew up in the San Fernando Valley with no thoughts of being a chef or baking anything well. There was a fork in the road for Chef Sandra, and a choice was made to change careers into the culinary and baking industry. 

Chef Sandra’s career started after graduating from the California School of Culinary Arts in 2005—a Le Cordon Bleu program. Chef Sandra started out working at a local bakery during school as a cake decorator and was promoted to assistant bakery manager. During this time after completing culinary school, Chef Sandra started to get involved with volunteering at food events, competitions, and catering events.

Chef Sandra went on create a Craft Service business for the film and TV industry with clients from Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Weeds, and many more. Another change happened when Chef Sandra got into an auto accident that saw the Craft Service business close down and her not walking for about a year and a half.
 
Out of that accident came the business The Culinary Butler, a consulting business that offered social media/networking assistance, event planning, menu updating and reconstruction, live demonstrations and business launching. Chef Sandra has been able to be involved with many exciting events such as the Disney Food & Wine Festival, World Pastry Championships, IBIE Trade Show & Live Demonstrations, Chocolate Festivals, Las Vegas Wine & Food Festival and many more.

Chef Sandra had the opportunity to take a position in Las Vegas working with the school district at one of the new magnet schools with a Culinary Program. She took the position, worked with the junior and senior classes, and continues to recruit the CCSD students to work and volunteer at events with her—and support them in their quest to become chefs.

Chef Sandra again made a career path adjustment and started to focus on food festivals and events with local event companies, working as a culinary director. She has now focused her career path on working as the Culinary Director for food festivals and creation of new events and projects.

Some events include IBIE Live Demonstrations, Indulge Chocolate Festival, Great American Foodie Fest to name a few. Chef Sandra Mallut is the executive chef at Las Vegas-based Galaxy Outdoor, as well as the company’s instructor for professional BBQ classes.
 
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