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'''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. In [[2007]] their famous lemon icebox pie was featured on Serafin bought Dasher out and became a chef in is own right, with his talent & efforts bringing fine cuisine & ambiance to the cover of [[Wikipedia:Bon Appétit|Bon Appétit]] magazinearea.<ref>"Southern boy has warm memories of Under Serafin's watch Jamie's pieFrench 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''Pensacola News Journal'', March 14s Eve, 2007December 1999.</ref>

It changed ownership several times: first to [[Ray Redish|Ray]] Throughout the years Jamie's recipes were published in magazines, cookbooks and regional books of interest. In [[Nell Redish2007]], then to Dasher and Serafin, and finally to Russell Scarritt and his wife their famous lemon icebox pie was featured on the cover of [[Linda ScarrittWikipedia:Bon Appétit|LindaBon Appétit]]magazine.<ref>"Southern boy has warm memories of Jamie's pie." ''Pensacola News Journal'', who purchased the restaurant from Serafin in December [[1999]] for $300March 14,0002007.</ref> Scarritt: 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>