03/31/2021
Hayato will be closed for the following two weeks as we take a short break. Lunch bento reservations will be released at the usual time, April 1st at 10:00 am, for dates from April 16th to May 1st. Our bento service days are moving back to the previous schedule of Fridays and Saturdays - Sunday bento will no longer be available (as we anxiously await the return of Sundays to , hopefully soon?!)
As our team moves past vaccinations, and we start to put COVID behind us, I can’t help but reflect on the past year, and remember what we were all feeling at this time one year ago. As with everything in life, we experience things through whatever lens that we choose - Some people will always become frustrated and fill their social media feeds with negativity. For many, their daily takeaway becomes the person they see throwing a fit at the grocery store who doesn’t want to wear a mask. But I will remember that for the past year, for every person throwing a fit in public, there have been tens of thousands of people who have waited in lines patiently. For every person I know who imploded and went on an online rant, I know someone else who volunteered to deliver groceries to the elderly, or gave blood, or volunteered at a vaccination site.
Every day is a day to recognize, and prioritize, all the individuals around us who contribute any act, however tiny, who help us make the best of life. For better or for worse, whether we like it or not, we all live in a community as one, and the only through anything like this pandemic is as a whole. We all choose whether we will be part of the force that makes the group stronger or weaker, and on balance, even when things seem terrible, we need to remember there is always infinitely more good surrounding us than bad. Take the time to see the good.
This is not the other side, yet. But we will be there soon, and when everyone is safe to do so, we look forward to celebrating daily life, inside of our restaurant, just like we do everything else - Together.
