Dustin Sullivan is part of the team behind the new, soon-to-be-opened Mijo in Corte Madera. And if his past restaurants are any indication, we are all in for a tasty time.
What do you do? I’m one of the owners of Guesthouse in Kentfield and Easy Rider in Petaluma. Outside of that, I’m constantly trying to perfect my grilled cheese sandwich.
Where do you live? Greenbrae.
How long have you lived in Marin? I was born at Marin General and raised in Mill Valley, so, 40 years now.
Where can we find you when you’re not at work? Hiking with my dog and my son, cleaning up toys and the occasional date night with my wife.
If you had to convince someone how awesome Marin is, where would you take them? Hiking in the Marin Headlands has always been my happy place. Perhaps lunch at one of Marin’s sneaky good sandwich shops (shout out to Italian Delite, Michael’s Sourdough and TJ’s Deli), and then maybe a very well-behaved bar crawl in Fairfax.
What’s one thing Marin is missing? Reasonably priced houses are hard to come by!
What’s one bit of advice you’d share with your fellow Marinites?
Try to stop and sit in the moment, especially when you’re around the people you love. Our minds are constantly in the past and the future; it takes a little effort to pause and soak it all in.
If you could ask anyone to join you at dinner, who would you invite? My Uncle Jack. He passed when I was 15. He was a very talented actor, and his laughter and charisma filled the room.
What’s some advice you wish you knew 20 years ago? Oh man, I was such a punk kid then, but… maybe that kindness and respect is a super power. And that it’s going to take longer and be harder than you think, so you might as well get started now.
What’s something that 20 years from now will seem cringeworthy? Hopefully this whole stupid red team / blue team thing we’re stuck in.
Big question. What’s one thing you’d do to change the world? I’d drastically INCREASE politicians’ base pay while making it a federal offense for them to trade stocks or receive campaign contributions. I think you’d start attracting better talent, compared to the hucksters and grifters we have now, on both sides of the aisle.
Coming soon: Mijo will be at 55 Tamal Vista Blvd. in Corte Madera.
Nish Nadaraja was on the founding team at Yelp and can be found at @IveGotNissues.
