Katie Stephens

Katie brings over 40 years of hospitality & operations proficiency to her role as general  manager, wine director and partner at the Wine Spectator Award winning Phoenix eatery  Beckett’s Table and as partner of Southern Rail restaurant. Her extensive experience includes all facets of customer relations, systems and culture development at some of Arizona’s most  respected restaurants; maintaining her credo: “ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and  gentlemen”. 

She is an accredited sommelier from the Court of Masters Sommeliers, has served as a wine  judge for AWGW, curated collections for private wine cellars, all while maintaining a 25 year  career as an inflight employee at Southwest Airlines.