Thursday Thirteen: More about Mona’s
A few weeks ago, I introduced you to Mona’s Middle Eastern Eats. I had so much fun creating this new restaurant in Riverview that I wanted to explore it further. So… here goes.
1. Mona’s is actually owned by Steve Greenblatt, who grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey.
2. Steve was identified in first grade as being of gifted intelligence.
3. Sadly, Steve was adopted by parents of average intelligence, who assumed that their boy would be fine.
4. Steve graduated in the top 100 of his graduating high school class of 839 and went to college at Columbia University. His major was listed as Undecided.
5. Junior year, Steve dropped out of Columbia without having ever declared a major.
6. He found his way across the country and landed in Berkeley, CA. Tune out, drop in, dude.
7. A rich Marin County woman found him in a bookstore one day three years later and took him home. She needed a pretend son for an upcoming trip to the Middle East.
8. So Steve went.
9. Steve found his calling, at last.
10. Upon returning to the Bay Area, the Marin County woman proved too smothering. San Francisco wasn’t big enough for the two of them.
11. Steve made his way to Riverview. Went to work in a homeless shelter, where he lived. Nights, he went to the library and read cookbooks. He smoked a lot of weed. And he dreamed.
12. A return to the Bay Area was brief. It lasted long enough for Steve to milk the Marin County woman for the start-up costs for his dream.
13. And Mona’s Middle Eastern Eats was born.
Be sure to leave me a comment so I know you were here. And then, it’s off with you to visit all the other cool Thirteeners out there!
Was Mona the rich Marin County woman’s name?
May 20th, 2009 at 8:29 pmVery clever! Happy T13!
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May 20th, 2009 at 9:50 pmI am here and what a great review it was
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May 20th, 2009 at 9:53 pmSteve is something else. Hurray for him!
May 20th, 2009 at 11:30 pmHappy 13!
Wish it existed. Happy TT.
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May 20th, 2009 at 11:30 pmYou’ve created yet another fascinating character — I like Steve already.
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May 21st, 2009 at 3:04 amI’m enjoying these visits to Mona’s Middle Eastern Eats. Great food, interesting history.
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May 21st, 2009 at 3:38 amInteresting story.
Happy Thursday 13 to you!
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May 21st, 2009 at 7:30 amJust goes to show you what smoking weed will do for you.
HA!
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May 21st, 2009 at 8:03 amI like Middle Eastern food. Mona’s sounds fun. Happy TT!
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May 21st, 2009 at 8:17 amOh Dear Mona, I feel like we should start a support group for Mona…and maybe line up and hit lazy, good for nothing poor with our pink purses…big pink heavy purses!
I’m seeing a TV mini series here
Sandy
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May 21st, 2009 at 9:05 amclever, clever! Happy TT!
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May 21st, 2009 at 9:44 amSo next Thursday could you post the 13 most popular dishes at Mona’s? I love Middle Eastern food.
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May 21st, 2009 at 1:06 pmWasn’t it “tune in and drop out”?
He sounds seriously cool.
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May 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pmOh, Yum!
Basmati rice with sumac… Tandoori Chicken maybe?
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May 21st, 2009 at 2:48 pmI forgot to tell you: Your witch sings raunchy blues that have been rocked out, has a blue crescent moon tattooed on her forehead and is missing the tip of her little finger on her left hand.
Mwaaah!
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May 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pmPerfect hair!
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May 21st, 2009 at 4:56 pmGreat list for TT. Thanks for stopping by this week.
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May 21st, 2009 at 6:11 pmI agree with the first poster, was Mona the wealthy Marin County woman? Why did she need a son for her Middle Eastern trip? This is how to tell a great character. Your description creates even more questions.
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May 21st, 2009 at 7:30 pmOOHHHH, Now I remember the 13 eats post, I was sooo hungry after I read it. Glad I didn’t click on it until now or I would be dying right now.
Glad Trevor understands the value of an older woman.
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May 21st, 2009 at 10:15 pmYou always imagine the most interesting people!
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