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88 / the tasting panel / september 2016 Steven Betz and Ryan Sathre A Conversation with GENERAL MANAGER AND WINE DIRECTOR, HOUSE OF PRIME RIB, SAN FRANCISCO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH FRED DAME, MS Fred Dame: This is so wonderful to be standing in the wine cellar of one of San Francisco's landmarks! And who should be there to greet us? One of the legends of the city, Joe Betz him- self. Joe began at the famed Blue Fox and then went to renowned La Bourgogne. What a great pleasure to catch up with him. Steven Betz: He is always here to work with us, as he has been since we assumed ownership in the early 1980s. The restaurant was estab- lished in 1949. Fred Dame, MS, VP/Prestige Accounts for American Wine & Spirits (a division of Southern Glazer's of CA), with General Manager Steven Betz (left) and Wine Director Ryan Sathre (middle) of House of Prime Rib in San Francisco. photos by Erica Bartel