How Time In Hollywood Led Arden’s Kelsey Glasser To A Career In Wine & Hospitality

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Kelsey Glasser got bit by the acting bug as a child. The Willamette Valley native headed to NYU for college, then to Hollywood to pursue a career in film and TV. To make ends meet, she started working in restaurants and found herself at José Andrés’ Bazaar. As she learned about winemakers and their stories, she found herself falling in love with the world of wine. In time, she became a sommelier and headed to Portland, Oregon, to open a wine shop with her then-partner. That led to the 2018 opening of Arden, a full-service restaurant that tested her mettle as a small business owner and restaurateur. Today, Arden is known for its seasonal menu, smart wine list, and welcoming vibes. Today, Kelsey is a leader in Portland’s vibrant dining scene, host of the Her Way podcast, and creator of the Seven Day Sommelier virtual classes. She’s also busy developing a wine and travel TV show. She joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the twists and turns of her career, the lessons she’s learned in hospitality, and why wine is her favorite story to tell. Thank you to The Visa Dining Collection by OpenTable x Visa for their support. Tickets for Jubilee L.A. Subscribe to Cherry Bombe’s print magazine Follow Kerry on Instagram Past episodes and transcripts

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb magazine. Today's guest is Kelsey Glasser, the sommelier and owner of Arden Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. I met Kelsey for the first time the other week at our summer
0:21.3	tastemaker tour in Willamette Valley. A native of Oregon, Kelsey was bit by the acting
0:26.2	bug as a child. She studied acting at NYU, then headed to L.A., where like so many actors,
0:32.3	she worked in restaurants. To her surprise, she started to fall in love with the world of wine
0:36.6	and how much storytelling goes into each bottle.
0:39.7	Fast forward, she's part of the vibrant Portland restaurant scene today and loves educating people about wine.
0:45.6	She's also the host of the Hurray podcast.
0:48.3	She teaches a virtual class called Seven Day Salmelier, and she's working on a wine and travel TV show. Kelsey has had an
0:55.9	interesting journey through the hospitality world, and she shares the ups and downs and what
1:00.4	she's learned along the way. Stay tuned. Today's episode is presented by OpenTable and Visa.
1:06.9	If you love great restaurants and unforgettable food experiences, here's something to put on your radar.
1:12.9	OpenTable and Visa have joined forces to launch the Visa Dining Collection, giving eligible
1:18.1	Visa credit card holders in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, special access to primetime
1:23.0	reservations and culinary events.
1:25.9	We were thrilled to be part of the fun this season with our
1:28.3	Cherry Bomb Summer Tastemaker Tour, made possible through the special partnership. We had an amazing
1:33.7	time at Lutie's at the Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, wildflower farms in the Hudson Valley,
1:39.9	and the ground in Oregon's Willamette Valley. And we just wrap things up at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville.
1:46.3	To everyone who joined us along the way, thank you.
1:49.0	It was such a joy to meet members of the Bomb Squad in each city
1:51.7	and celebrate incredible women in food.
1:54.6	Be sure to check out the other Visa Dining Collection experiences,
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