#51 - Wine Director Lauren Gay of Sueno

<p>On this episode of the Spoon Mob Podcast, Ray chats with general manager, wine director, and sommelier Lauren Gay of Sueno about how she got started in the industry, the cutthroat environment at Bob Evans, her intended career path at Ohio State, life as an RA at OSU, being a first time GM at Morretti’s, how she got involved with the Peace Corp, getting an on the job wine education at Osteria Mozza, the challenges of the court of sommeliers exams, RV living, the time consumption of making video content, doing a cellar internship in Napa during covid, how she landed at Tender Mercy and Sueno, what she looks for when building wine lists, exciting wine regions, pairing with chef Jorge Guzman’s cuisine, her relationship with the court right now, the current state of the food scene in Dayton, future plans, answers the question left behind from chef Silas Caeton of The Lox Bagel Shop, and more before taking on the “burning grill” questions! For more on wine director Lauren Gay, visit spoonmob.com/laurengay and follow her on Instagram @laaaaaaaaaaaauren, @suenodyt &amp; @tendermercydyt. Visit suenodyt.com for menu details &amp; reservations. Visit tendermercy.com for menu details, reservations, events &amp; private tasting classes. 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.</p>