Restaurant Michael Mina Resurfaces

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Good news came in Wednesday's San Francisco Chronicle: Restaurant Michael Mina in the Westin St. Francis will reopen this Sunday, after being closed for nine weeks because of a hotel strike. Work at 14 hotels involved in the strike resumed November 30, after the union and management agreed to a 60-day truce. According to chef-owner Michael Mina, 64 of 68 employees will be coming back. "We lost two people from the front of the house, a server and a cocktail server. In the kitchen we lost the garde manger and someone who worked on the afternoon tea," he says. Also, "the phones are ringing with reservations." There are just a few reservations left this month... All good things come to those who wait. Or, as they say way down in Egypt land (where Michael has his roots), inn Allah-u ma` al-saabiriin (idha sabiru): God is with those who are patient (if they wait patiently). Previous articles: World AIDS Day I: Michael Mina Michael Mina Meets SF Unions Maturely Agassi's Star Palate: Michael Mina The Rise of Restaurant Michael Mina