Sweet Tomatoes is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in July with an essay contest to find and reward its most remarkable patrons. Guests are asked to draft a 200-word essay describing why they or someone they know is remarkable using a memorable story related to Sweet Tomatoes restaurants. Winners will receive complimentary meals at Sweet Tomatoes and the honor of being named one of “30 Remarkable Guests.”
“Our thirtieth anniversary should really be a celebration of our guests because it’s their loyal patronage that has kept our company going strong for so many years,” said Michael Mack, CEO of Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., parent company of Sweet Tomatoes.
CAFE CHAT: Lalibela serves up Ethiopian adventures
By Joan Westlake
Venture through the doors of Café Lalibela and you enter the delicious culinary world of Ethiopian cuisine. Restaurant manager Muna Deyene says the business, owned by Telahoun Molla, is a big family endeavor with aunts and uncles and cousins all part of the operation as well as frequent diners. “At first, we moved to Tucson because we had friends there and some of the family went to the University of Arizona,” she says.
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