"Barcelona Gourmet was born during difficult times. Everyone said that starting a business during the pandemic was too risky. We believed in what we wanted, and we went for it. We are a small family business that wanted to bring traditional gourmet food to the Danforth from Spain and Latin America. This combination was created due to our family heritage; Spanish married to Mexican. Both cultures are beautiful, and the combination is unexpected, but the food complements each other extremely well. We knew that a restaurant was not a good idea at the moment. Therefore, we decided to be a small grocery-type gourmet store that also has traditional food for takeout such as Paella and Tamales - and we thank everyone who has supported us. Once this pandemic is behind us, we can all recover strong and continue to be a united community that protects and supports small businesses like ours. Hopefully, we can inspire others to show that when one adapts and believes in their dreams, they can achieve anything."