Author Archives: Max Hauser

About Max Hauser

Resident with acknowledged food obsession, active in Bay Area food and wine organizations 30 years. Dining in downtown MV regularly for 20 years and occasionally for 10 years before that.

Restaurant Scene: Feb. 2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Max Hauser

Popular Sichuanese restaurant Chef Zhao Bistro (400 Moffett Blvd.), opened by a chef who’d taught cooking in Chengdu (where “Land of Plenty” author Fuchsia Dunlop also learned the cuisine), closed in June for remodeling but remains shut.  Reportedly, sewer pipe … Continue reading →

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Minutes — Jan 27, 2020

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Max Hauser

Minutes of OMVNA Steering Committee meeting, Monday, January 27, 2020, at 445 Calderon (Abbott/Bakotich house) (Revised after emailing:  Minor typos) Present:  Regular SC and subcommittee personnel (Aaron Grossman for CERT chair Sherril Brennan) and several community members. (1) Call to … Continue reading →

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Minutes — December 16, 2019

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Max Hauser

Minutes of OMVNA annual General Meeting, Monday, December 16, 2019, Assembly Room, Edith Landels School A short summary (owing to the annual meeting’s review character, lacking Steering-Committee business actions). Present:  23 community members including full SC and subcommittee complement. 1).   … Continue reading →

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Minutes — November 4, 2019

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Max Hauser

Minutes of OMVNA Steering Committee meeting, Monday, November 4, 2019, at 445 Calderon (Abbott/Bakotich house) [Obvious typo in item (4) corrected after distributing this.] Present:  Most SC and subcommittee personnel, but Vice-Chair Robert Cox acting for absent Chair David Lewis, … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Scene: May 2019

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Max Hauser

Longtime local Middle-Eastern grocer, deli, and grill Rose International Market reopened February 18 in its bright new quarters, 801 W. El Camino off Castro. Treats on Castro, 282-Castro arm of San-José Persian bakery C’est Si Bon, closed in March after … Continue reading →

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