Owners of the Samovar Restaurant in the Central OC community of Tustin, tired of the cutthroat hash-slinging business, would essentially raffle their restaurant off. Each entry would cost $150, and the person who wrote the winning essay—"Why I Always Dreamed of Owning a Restaurant in the Heart of Orange County"—would get the restaurant and $25,000 cash.
The media jumped all over it, but no one else did. The owners said Friday that they have canceled the raffle/contest because not a single entry was received.
The owners, Fawad and Shanaz Siddiq, weren't available for comment. A statement issued by their attorney announced the end of the raffle because no one had entered it.
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