Things are cooking for the Martinez family, both inside the kitchen and out.
By day, the husband-and-wife team of Tony and Amber Martinez leads State 48 Garage Doors with the two sons, Tyson and Jordan. Founded in early 2022, the proudly local business is a leader in garage door installations and replacements as well as repair, regular maintenance, and even groovy garage upgrades, going so far as to offer a virtual garage door design program so customers can visualize every step of the process.
And by night?
“That’s when we are cooking, quite literally, and have been since we were kids,” laughs Tony, who first met Amber in 1990 when the two were just in seventh grade in Tucson. “She was the new girl that year, relocated to Tucson from South Carolina and there was just something about that twang that got me.”
Tony’s family was always cooking, something he began to do for Amber early on in the relationship and even more so after the two married in 1998. Before entering the corporate world and then entrepreneurship, in fact, he worked for the Tucson caterer that handled much of the culinary operations for the 1996 Superbowl in Arizona.
Over the years, and especially when busy with the kids when they were younger, Amber gladly served as supervisor and head taste tester for Tony’s wide array of dishes.
“The kids may be grown now, but she is still by my side – both at work and at home – as president of our business operations and chief quality controller of anything I make,” said Tony.
Her favorite of his dishes these days?
“I love to grill for her as well as the kids, especially steak, carne asada, pollo asado, and smashburgers,” said Tony. “I will also do the occasional fish boil as well, which is always a hit.”
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