Tommy Martin, guest ambassador at the Five Crowns
Tommy Martin stands in one of the dining rooms at Five Crowns restaurant in Newport Beach. Martin is celebrating 50 years with the restaurant this year. He’s gone from bartender to guest ambassador, which earned him the Rosalind Williams Service Excellence Award in 2011.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Tommy Martin chats about his longtime friendship with cartooning legend Chuck Jones, shown in an old photo album. Martin is celebrating 50 years with the Five Crowns restaurant this month.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Tommy Martin walks through the English pub-style bar in the Five Crowns restaurant in Newport Beach. Martin is celebrating 50 years with the restaurant this month.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Tommy Martin chats about his longtime friendship with cartooning legend Chuck Jones, shown in an old photo album. Martin is celebrating 50 years with the Five Crowns restaurant this month.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Tommy Martin is shown with cartooning legend Chuck Jones, in an early photo. Martin is celebrating 50 years with the Five Crowns restaurant this month.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Tommy Martin wears his sharp Looney Tunes tie and pins to work at the Five Crowns restaurant in Newport Beach. Martin is celebrating 50 years with the restaurant this month.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)