Sandra Mannaravalappil, known as The South Charlotte Chef, a personal chef in Charlotte NC, grew up in a family where food and family were the things treasured the most. She was in the auto industry and then real estate for 40 years, but her true passion was cooking. She was always the person who cooked during the holiday, baked the cake and fed the sick. Sandra grew up cooking Italian. Then she married an Indian and added that to her collection. Now, she cooks almost every cuisine. She also loves teaching little ones to love Thai or get excited for tuna tacos or even Brussels sprouts.