It started in high school. Sandra wanted to enhance her passion for cookery – a passion, by the way, that she developed from her mother, a Chef (and founder of Sure Chefs). Sandra enrolled for the culinary program at Liaison College in Barrie. Because the classes at Liaison College are half days, Sandra was able to complete her high school diploma in the afternoons while studying culinary arts in the mornings. Then, after school, she would dash to her co-op job as a dishwasher. Her life was busy and very much leading her on a lifelong journey.