Honey Spencer has worked around the globe at world-renowned venues including Sager and Wild, London; 10 William Street, Sydney and NOMA Mexico. Honey is currently wine director for the Paskin Group, curating and executing the wine list for restaurants including The Palomar, The Barbary, and 1* Michelin restaurant, Evelyn's Table. She is a fierce advocate for sustainability within the wine industry, and is listed in Drink's Business 50 Most Powerful Sommeliers in London, CODE's '100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality' and a GQ Awards and F&M Awards judge. She is the founder of BASTARDA, an events platform rallying tastemakers and daredevils across the world via food and drink.
‘In the heavily male-dominated world of wine, Spencer is a breath of fresh air with her jargon-free, down-to-earth approach. Not only is she an excellent sommelier in her own right but is running a progressive drinks programme across multiple high-performing sites for the Paskins’ restaurant group.’ – CODE 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality. ‘The wine list belongs to a recruit from Noma Mexico called Honey Spencer who sounds like a character from a Wes Anderson movie. It’s a serious start, reinforced by Honey Spencer’s brilliant wine list […] Other restaurants should come and study the Nuala wine list to see how it’s done.’ – Jay Rayner, Guardian ‘This is a woman who truly lives and breathes the wine industry. Her knowledge on each glass and the way it interacts with the dish was unparalleled. Best of all, however, was the ingenuity with which she approached each drink – whether that was serving mead in lieu of a dessert wine, or digging out a skin contact pinot grigio produced in Slovakia.’ – Molly Codre, Independent