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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]]. Ray & Nell Redish purchased the restaurant from Kirkland and expanded the concept to fine dining. Among the original staff were headwaiter [[Gary Serafin]] and busboy [[Russell Scarritt]], both of whom would eventually become owners | + | '''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]]. Ray & Nell Redish purchased the restaurant from Kirkland and expanded the concept to fine dining. 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. Serafin bought Dasher out and became a chef in is own right, with his talent & efforts bringing fine cuisine & ambiance to the area. Under Serafin's watch Jamie's French Restaurant was the first in the region to receive awards from Wine Spectator & Florida Trend Magazine. Russell & Linda Scarritt purchased the restaurant from Serafin on New Year's Eve, December 1999. |
Throughout the years Jamie's recipes were published in magazines, cookbooks and regional books of interest. 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> | Throughout the years Jamie's recipes were published in magazines, cookbooks and regional books of interest. 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> | ||
