
A new Italian restaurant is opening two weeks from Friday (Dec 9) in the Mission district of
San Francisco where the conversations among the staff are all in sign language. Mozzeria Owners Melody and Russell Stein, as well as many of their employees are deaf. The daughter of hearing parents,
Melody Stein attended the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, while Russ Stein grew up in New York City as part of a deaf family. They met at Gallaudet University where they studied Business Administration. Melody's father operated restaurants in
Hong Kong where she was born, has studied
Hospitality Management and took cooking classes in
Italy last year. Make reservations for Mozzeria at Open Table (click
here) or call the restaurant - it's equipped with a video phone. The Mozzeria Facebook page is
here.