Rundassa Eshete’s new Salt Lake City eatery, Oromian, rises from a run-down State Street pawn shop
Restaurateur finds freedom in Utah, and a link to his East African culture.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A meat and vegetable platter at Oromian Restaurant on State Street in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
Stefene is the Utah Eats reporter at the Tribune. For 13 years, she was the culture editor at St. Louis Magazine and is the former managing editor for stltoday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's website. She is glad to be back in her hometown.