[The Compass Ross], famous for its daily afternoon tea and its perfectly chilled martinis, will be transformed into a fine-dining restaurant named Michael Mina, after the noted San Francisco-based chef. Mina and business partner, tennis star Andre Agassi, plan to renovate and open up the new, mostly seafood-based restaurant by April of 2004.
The Rose is hitting its 23rd anniversary in its current incarnation, and that's long enough, according to the owners at the St. Francis.
"This room has historically changed every 20 to 30 years, so we're at the 23-year mark with the Compass Rose," said Marsha Monro, St. Francis' media representative. "The public wants to see another fine-dining establishment, so because we are at the juncture of 23 years, and because the hotel is turning 100 next year, this is all done as part of the natural evolution of change."
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