Management
Max Stein's American is owned by three local businessmen with extensive restaurant exerience: Wellington Augusto, Martin A. Bloom and Robert W. Hoffman.
General Manager
Most recently the General Manager for celebrity chef Todd English, Wellington Augusto brings his native Brazilian influence to the flavor of Max Stein’s. Combining his love of food with his passion for hospitality, Wellington’s flair for the use of simple, yet potent ingredients is what sets him apart from his peers. In addition to successfully managing some of the best-known restaurants in Boston, Wellington has also served as Executive Chef for several of Boston’s most prestigious restaurants.
Recognized as one of the area’s most prominent industry figures, Wellington hopes to bring his experience traveling and researching the range of culinary styles he offers in his range of cooking styles to his guests. Since leaving his native Brazil in 1984, Mr. Augusto has spent years sampling and experimenting with various cooking styles, as well as putting together stellar kitchen and dining room personnel at each restaurant.
Martin has made a successful and rewarding career by opening and operating unique restaurants. His folio includes the popular Vinny Testa's chain, which he founded, and Starbuck's American Bar and Grill in Hyannis, Massachusetts. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Management Corporation, which operated five restaurants in southeastern Massachusetts including Fred's Turkey House, Bloom's Prime Rib House and Stromboli's, the predecessor of Vinny Testa's. By pairing his entrepreneurial creativity with a passion for the hospitality industry, he has imagined, designed and operated six different restaurant concepts. In 1979 he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Sociology from Brandeis University.
Robert Hoffman has been in the retail and wholesale wine and liquor distribution and importing business for over 30 years. He was president and co-owner of Classic Wine Imports, an internationally recognized importing and distribution business selling over 5,000 different wines from all over the world. He built the company to $37 million in sales over 14 years, amassing a portfolio of the finest wines by traveling widely to taste and source. He also has extensive experience in labor management, operations, finance and real estate. Classic Wine was sold in 2000, and Mr. Hoffman is now co-owner of two full-service wine and liquor stores in the Boston area, Wine Cellar of Silene and Warehouse Wine and Spirits. |
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