Oh, I hadn't heard this news... It's a shame that Luna Park will be closing, though I do kind of agree that it sounds more like an excuse than a real reason.

From what I've seen, sometimes restaurant owners/chefs just get *bored*. Or tired and burnt out. (Chef/owner Chris Cosentino more or less admitted that's why our favorite place closed a few months back.) It seems like Luna Park is popular and in a great location, and they should be able to jack the prices up a little without losing their customers if that's what he wanted to do. (Hey, it worked for the Monk's Kettle, around the corner. *We* don't eat there anymore because it got too spendy, but the place is ALWAYS full.)

It's pretty great, though, that you have a core group of people who've been getting together for all that time. I think that's pretty awesome.