Powerless city cries out for heroes as evil scourge runs rampant
Good God, is there no end to the bad news? The Globe depresses us to the breaking point with its latest shocking story: Some restaurants are closed so their owners can go on vacation:
A woman drives down from Saugus for some rice balls only to find her favorite North End eatery closed!
It's a scene that played out in front of darkened establishments across the city this week: Hungry customers, some of them regulars, some of them once-in-awhile indulgers, found their plans tweaked by signs reminding them that restaurant and cafe owners - especially at small, family-run places - sometimes take vacations, too.
"This is terrible. Where are we supposed to get our sticky buns from??!?" one nameless victim cries. And what can we do but cry along with her?
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Galleria Umberto
If Galleria Umberto really is the favorite North End eatery of that woman from Saugus, one would think that she would have learned by now that they close for the whole month of July EVERY YEAR. I freely admit that I've been rudely surprised myself on more than one occasion, but my reaction is usually more along the lines of "Oh, yeah - I always forget that!" than "Oh noes! Where am I supposed to get my arancini!"
The author does mention Chowhound and BostonZest, which is good, because this article was clearly inspired by a discussion thread started on Chowhound on the 4th, and mirrored by a post on BostonZest, specifically collecting reports of vacation closures.
Restaurants on vacatioonn
Maybe the foodies will learn to eat like the rest of us if they can't get their sticky buns. Give me a break.
Sheesh. Get over it.
And Wang's in Somerville is closed on Tuesdays! The nerve.