Say It Ain’t So!

We were downtown on our monthly coffee run (for Julian, not me). We made another stop at the Spanish Table, one of our go-to joints for good, cheap wine and ingredients for paella. The first clue that something was amiss was a sign that the deli case was for sale. Then I saw the sign above the wine: The store is closing at the end of August. Steve Winston and Sharon Baden, the longtime owners, are retiring. The Paris Grocery, the sister store down the block, will remain open and carry some of the items from the Spanish Table. I may have to go back next month and pick up some last-minute provisions (or cookbooks) before it closes.