‘Beyond, beyond, beyond wonderful:’ Fanfair at Tom & Jerry’s ribbon cutting

People crossed five lanes of traffic Monday morning to witness the ribbon-cutting marking the return of a DeKalb County dining staple to its long-time location on DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore. Monday morning, Diann Beaulieu, the owner of Tom Jerry’s Restaurant and namesake of Catering by Diann, stood on a picnic table outside a brand-new building, built where the ashes of their previous restaurant had fallen, to thank the restaurant’s supporters. “You prayed for us, you sent us notes, you came and just gave us hugs, random hugs in the Jewel [Osco] parking lot,” Beaulieu said. “It didn’t matter; you were always there, and always supporting us, and we will never, ever forget what you’ve done for us the last nine months.” So many people attended the ribbon-cutting that the restaurant’s parking lot was at capacity before the grills were fired. That caused groups of people to park on the west side of DeKalb Avenue and walk across five lanes of traffic without a crosswalk to be among the firs