> Puester > wrote:
>
>> We have eaten in a restaurant exactly once in 38 years on
>> Christmas Eve and even though the service and food was very
>> good, it made me feel VERY guilty that all the personnel
>> involved were working and not able to be home with their
>> own families at the time. And. no, I don't think it was their
>> choice to work that day.
>>
>> I'll never do it again, even if the alternative is toast
>> and tea or crackers and cheese for dinner. Holidays are for
>> family and no one should HAVE to work.
>>
>> Anyone else?

And what if no one came to a restaurant that opened on Christmas Eve? We
have dined at the same restaurant on Christmas Eve for years, because it
specializes in Northern Italian cuisine and offers a traditional selection
of seafood dishes. The owners and staff obviously enjoy the festivities as
much as the diners, and I believe they would be disappointed if none of
their usual diners showed up because they presumed the staff were all
Christians who didn't want to be there!

Felice