How SF's House of Prime Rib ensures the needy have a very Merry Christmas
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A prime rib lunch served at GLIDE.Alain McLaughlin
So many things have changed during the pandemic, but a few have remained the same: On Christmas Eve, the city’s food-insecure population will feast on 2,000 pounds of prime rib.
“Prime rib is definitely our community’s favorite meal of the year, by far,” says George Gundry, GLIDE’s meals director.
It’s part of a yearly partnership between GLIDE and the House of Prime Rib, in which the restaurant donates a literal ton of beef along with signature sides like honey lemon broccoli, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and eclairs. The tradition began 27 years ago, after House of Prime Rib owner Joe Betz read an article by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen that included a tally of how much meat was served in a day.