Sarah C Malik


Associate Professor College of Hospitality & Business Department of Hospitality Charlotte

Biography

Originally from the United Kingdom, Sarah Malik studied Institutional Management and Hotel Catering at Manchester Metropolitan University and earned a master’s degree in Business from Oxford Brookes University. She has worked for Hilton International and Queens Moat Houses as a Food and Beverage Director, Bass Charrington Breweries and West Midland Taverns as a General Manager. Studying in Switzerland with Don Smith and the pioneering menu-engineering program for a summer developed into a five-year assignment, where she was involved in educating students in hotel management. As a visiting professor to Johnson & Wales University in Providence R.I., she realized this was where she wanted to settle and raise her family.

Malik worked as a general manager running two hotels in New England and then returned to Johnson & Wales University where she has worked for twenty two years as a wine and spirit educator. She received Teacher of the Year at Johnson & Wales University in 2004.

Malik is a WSET (Wine Spirit Education Trust) Diploma (Merit) recipient and a member of the Society of Wine Educators where she has Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) and the Certified Wine Educator (CWE) awards. She has also earned a Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild and has been part of the Banfi Wine Education Program and the Napa Valley Wine Academy.

Malik regularly appears on television presenting segments on wines and spirits. She has also presented at Society of Wine Educators’ Conference and BevCon discussing the English Sparkling Wine Revolution.

Education

MBA, Oxford Brookes University
Business Administration

BA, Manchester Metropolitan University
Institutional Management and Hotel Catering

Winemaking Certification
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Official Member of the Cava Academy
D.O. Cava

Cava Educator
D.O. Cava

Italian Wine Scholar and Educator
Wine Scholar Guild

Written Information Security Policy WISP
JWU

Wine Scholar Guild Unit 1

Certified Specialist Sherry Wine
Lustau

Certified Specialist of Spirits
Society of Wine Educators

WSET Certified Educator
WSET

Banfi Wine Education Program
Banfi

Certified Wine Educator
Society of Wine Educators

WSET Diploma
WSET

Napa Valley Wine Educators Academy
Culinary Institute of America

Bordeaux Wine Educator
Bordeaux L’Ecole du Vin

WSET Level 2 Professional Certificate in Spirits
WSET

Certified Specialist of Wine
Society of Wine Educators

WSET Advanced Wine Level 3
WSET

ISG Wine Fundamentals Certificate Level 2
International Sommelier Guild

ISG Wine Fundamentals Certificate Level 1
International Sommelier Guild

Foodservice Management Professional
NRA

Phishing Prevention
JWU

25 Years of Outstanding Service
Johnson and Wales University

Excellence in Teaching
Johnson and wales University

20 Years Outstanding Contributions and Service
Johnson and Wales University

Teacher of the Year Award
Johnson and Wales University

Special Citation of Merit
Johnson and Wales University

Wine Scholar Guild

Society of Wine Educators

Wine Scholar Guild

Society of Wine Educators

Society of Wine Educators

Wine Scholar Guild

Wine Scholar Guild

Schoffstall, D. & Rabb, C. & Malik, S. & Atreya, S. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 22, 2024). Understanding the Value in Operational Decisions: The Legacy of a Food and Wine Life. (Journal Article).
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases.
https://doi.org/10.1177/21649987241291011

NC Wine Event, “STREATS Charlotte Shout North Carolina Wines,” STREATS Charlotte Shout, Charlotte, NC, United States. (April 3, 2024).

“North Carolina Wines,” Surry, NC, United States. (September 20, 2022).

North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art in in the Bottle,” Raleigh, NC, United States. (June 8, 2022).

Charlotte Food and Wine, “Celebrating Women in Wine,” Charlotte Food and Wine, Charlotte, NC. (May, 2022).

“North Carolina Fine Wines,” Winston Salem, NC, United States. (April 10, 2022).