31.   One three-star chef, Pierre Gagnaire, was forced to close his restaurant in St.-Etienne last year.

32.   On the night that Jasper White closed his restaurant two years ago, he walked in to discover a roomful of chefs.

33.   She considered closing the restaurant entirely, but instead, the board of directors decided that younger chefs and the general manager would eventually take over.

34.   She told The Associated Press, however, that she voluntarily closed the restaurant.

35.   The Bangalore restaurant was closed for only a few hours.

36.   The company said it is closing the restaurants to make room for new merchandise lines.

37.   The competition and the aggravation were too much, friends said, and Cohen closed the restaurant and took a part-time job with Brooks Courier Service of Wilmington.

38.   The family restaurant will be closed Wednesday night.

39.   The downtown restaurant was closed in November after failing an inspection.

40.   The hotels that have closed their restaurants are courting independent restaurateurs to take over the spaces at reduced rents, but with little success.