#202 - Chefs & Guests - Wine Director Lauren Noel of The Market IV - a podcast by Ray Chmielecki

On this episode of Spoon Mob's Chefs & Guests podcast series, Ray chats with general manager, wine director, beverage manager, and sommelier Lauren Noel of The Market Italian Village about how she first got started in restaurants, her original intended career path, why she decided on FOH instead of BOH, how she wound up at Watershed Distillery, the nuance of taste between different spirits, the challenges of being a female bartender, the main thing patrons should do at a bar, taking the intro sommelier exam, how she wound up at Coast Wine House, her initial dislike of California wines, what she did when covid happened, taking the WSET exams, her issues with the current state of the Court of Master Sommeliers, where the exams fall short against real world drinking and spending habits, the true cost of sommelier exams, how she landed at The Market IV, building out the restaurants wine program, how she constructs the glass pour section of the beverage list, her thoughts on natural wine and the NA wine movement, the wine region she gravitates towards the most, the current state of Columbus as a beverage town, future plans and aspirations, answers the question left behind from chef Nick Gore of GoreMade Pizza, and more before taking on the “burning grill” questions! For more on wine director Lauren Noel, visit spoonmob.com/laurennoel and follow her on Instagram @laurennoel42 & @themarket.iv. Visit themarketiv.com for menu details & reservations. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1). Audio Editing by @TrackEditPrint. Intro music by @kabbalisticvillage.

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