June 23rd, 2009

A friend sent me a distressed text yesterday from home (Spokane): “AAACK!  What happened to Bittersweet Bakery?  It is empty and has a for lease sign in the window.”

I’m in California briefly, but I’m already in mourning even before I see the sign with my own eyes.  The Bittersweet Bakery on the lower South Hill has been a strikingly hospitable… dare I say it, happy… spot for coffee, from-scratch pastries, and unique and delicious crepes.  Invariably when I arrived, the sun would be streaming through the front windows onto the hard wood floor and the corner of the pastry case.

If hungry, I ordered a crepe.  If not, I still rarely could resist a scone.  And now it is gone.  If any of you personally know the owners, could you pass along a way to contact them?  I’d like to thank them for the numerous bright mornings I enjoyed at a table not far from the door.