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New page: thumb|right|Pitzmann's shortly before its September 2007 closure '''Pitzmann's European Bakery''' was a bakery located at 101 South Jefferson Street in ...
[[Image:PitzmannsInterior.jpg|thumb|right|Pitzmann's shortly before its September 2007 closure]]
'''Pitzmann's European Bakery''' was a bakery located at 101 South [[Jefferson Street]] in [[downtown Pensacola]]. Formerly [[Napoleon Bakery]], it was owned by Austrian couple [[Wanda Pitzmann|Wanda]] and [[Wolfgang Pitzmann]], who moved to America in [[1997]]. Wolfgang began working as a baker at Napoleon's, and they purchased the store from owner [[Pierre Kaufke]] in October [[2002]]. They expanded the business by 1,100 square feet, adding a dining room in the rear, and reopening in March [[2003]].<ref name="austrians">"Austrians take over French bakery." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 5, 2003.</ref>
The bakery continued to offer a number of traditional French breads and pastries, but added other dishes as well. Wolfgang said after their March [[2003]] re-opening, "We want to keep it the way it is, though I am adding a few Austrian items."<ref name="austrians"/>
Although Pitzmann's served a variety of entrees at breakfast and lunch, the owners insisted, "We don't want to compete with the restaurants. We have good ones here. This is not a restaurant — it's still a bakery."<ref name="austrians"/> It was a major supplier of baked goods for local restaurants.
When Wanda was diagnosed with breast cancer, the Pitzmanns were advised by doctors to avoid the bakery's long workweeks. The couple searched for qualified bakers who could run the operation in their absence, but found none.<ref>"Pitzmann Bakery to close its doors." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 28, 2007.</ref> The bakery closed on [[September 28]], [[2007]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Bakeries]] [[Category:Defunct restaurants]]
'''Pitzmann's European Bakery''' was a bakery located at 101 South [[Jefferson Street]] in [[downtown Pensacola]]. Formerly [[Napoleon Bakery]], it was owned by Austrian couple [[Wanda Pitzmann|Wanda]] and [[Wolfgang Pitzmann]], who moved to America in [[1997]]. Wolfgang began working as a baker at Napoleon's, and they purchased the store from owner [[Pierre Kaufke]] in October [[2002]]. They expanded the business by 1,100 square feet, adding a dining room in the rear, and reopening in March [[2003]].<ref name="austrians">"Austrians take over French bakery." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 5, 2003.</ref>
The bakery continued to offer a number of traditional French breads and pastries, but added other dishes as well. Wolfgang said after their March [[2003]] re-opening, "We want to keep it the way it is, though I am adding a few Austrian items."<ref name="austrians"/>
Although Pitzmann's served a variety of entrees at breakfast and lunch, the owners insisted, "We don't want to compete with the restaurants. We have good ones here. This is not a restaurant — it's still a bakery."<ref name="austrians"/> It was a major supplier of baked goods for local restaurants.
When Wanda was diagnosed with breast cancer, the Pitzmanns were advised by doctors to avoid the bakery's long workweeks. The couple searched for qualified bakers who could run the operation in their absence, but found none.<ref>"Pitzmann Bakery to close its doors." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 28, 2007.</ref> The bakery closed on [[September 28]], [[2007]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Bakeries]] [[Category:Defunct restaurants]]
