#52 - Sommelier Taylor Berk of Lucky Cricket - a podcast by Ray Chmielecki

On this episode of the Spoon Mob Podcast, Ray chats with Lucky Cricket sommelier & Chefs Life marketing director Taylor Berk about how she got started cooking, why she decided to enroll at Le Cordon Bleu, what the life of a pastry chef starting out was like, what led to starting her own private chef business, tailoring menu’s to different clients, the pros and cons of being a private chef, going from intern to running the demo prep team at the Charleston Wine & Food Festival, what led to her moving out to the west coast, linking up with chef Brian Malarkey, managing four catering operations at once, taking the intro sommelier and WSET exams, how she moved into a wine director role during covid, how she approaches constructing a wine list, what wine region’s she’s excited about, how her and chef Kaci Goff partnered up to open Lucky Cricket, what she’s currently doing at Chefs Life, how the food scene in San Diego has changed, future plans, answers the question left behind from wine director Lauren Gay of Sueno, and more before taking on the “burning grill” questions! For more on sommelier Taylor Berk, visit spoonmob.com/taylorberk and follow her on Instagram @taylorchloeb, @luckycricketpopup & @chefslife.co. Visit taylorberk.com for event & contact information. 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. Photography by @madpics.

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