Her mother, Elizabeth Moulton, set Sara on her culinary course by sending a letter to Craig Claiborne, food editor at the New York Times, asking his suggestion for Sara's career path. He suggested that she attend the Culinary Institute of America.
Member of the New York Culinary Alliance, an mentoring organization for female chefs.
Executive chef of Gourmet magazine.
After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1974, attended the Culinary Institute of America.