#34 - Sommelier Daniel Souder of Pleasantry - a podcast by Ray Chmielecki

On this episode of the Spoon Mob Podcast, Ray chats with Pleasantry owner & sommelier Daniel Souder about how he got started in restaurants, pursuing a career as a professional poker player, getting his first restaurant job at Enoteca Emilia, how he first got into wine, taking a crash course for the intro sommelier exam, the biggest challenge when taking the certified sommelier exam, why he never sat for an advanced or masters exam, his time at The Phoenix event space, working at 1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab, how he and Joanna came to be partners on a place of their own, the concept behind Pleasantry, construction challenges and difficult neighbors in the OTR, how they got opening and longtime chef Evan Hartman to come on board, their short lived fast casual chicken concept Money Chicken, navigating covid, organizing the donation of meals to frontline healthcare workers, the vision behind his upcoming natural wine shop Iris Read, defining natural wine, why the natural wine market continues to grow, the past/present/future of Cincinnati’s food scene, what’s next for him professionally, answers the question left behind from chef Kaci Goff of Wolf And Woman, and more before taking on the “burning grill” questions! For more on sommelier Daniel Souder, Pleasantry & Iris Read, visit spoonmob.com/danielsouder and follow him on Instagram @souderdb, @pleasantryotr & @irisread_wine. Visit pleasantryotr.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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