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[[Image:JamiesRestaurant.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Jamie's Restaurant]] | [[Image:JamiesRestaurant.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Jamie's Restaurant]] | ||
− | '''Jamie's Restaurant''' was an upscale restaurant in the [[Seville Square Historic District]] that specialized in French cuisine. It was located at 424 East [[Zaragoza Street]], in an [[1879]] cottage with a maximum seating capacity of 55. Originally the '''Seville Sweetshop''', it became a full-service restaurant and was renamed for owner [[Jamie Kirkland]] in [[1981]]. | + | '''Jamie's Restaurant''' was an upscale restaurant in the [[Seville Square Historic District]] that specialized in French cuisine. It was located at 424 East [[Zaragoza Street]], in an [[1879]] cottage with a maximum seating capacity of 55. Originally the '''Seville Sweetshop''', it became a full-service restaurant and was renamed for owner [[Jamie Kirkland]] in [[1981]]. Among the original staff were headwaiter [[Gary Serafin]] and busboy [[Russell Scarritt]], both of whom would eventually become owners. Under chef [[Libbey Dasher]] and assistant [[Missy Hy]], the restaurant garnered numerous awards. In [[2007]] their famous lemon icebox pie was featured on the cover of [[Wikipedia:Bon Appétit|Bon Appétit]] magazine.<ref>"Southern boy has warm memories of Jamie's pie." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 14, 2007.</ref> |
− | + | It changed ownership several times: first to [[Ray Redish|Ray]] and [[Nell Redish]], then to Dasher and Serafin, and finally to Russell Scarritt and his wife [[Linda Scarritt|Linda]], who purchased the restaurant from Serafin in December [[1999]] for $300,000.<ref>"Jamie's new owner a jack-of-all trades in restaurant business." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 22, 2000.</ref> The Scarritts decided to close the restaurant in May [[2008]], citing disruption from continuous road construction in the historic district.<ref>"Jamie's Restaurant closes." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 24, 2008.</ref> | |
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