Hans Pauli started Sant Ambroeus, his New York pasticceria and cafe in 1983 serving, “the luxuries of Italy, in an understated, Giorgio Armani kind of way,” Amanda Hesser wrote in The New York Times in the late 90s. Partners Dimitri Pauli and Gherardo Guarducci have announced that Pauli, Dimitri’s father and the founder of Sant Ambroeus, has died.

“Mr. Pauli’s passion and work-ethic will be remembered not only within the fabric of Sant Ambroeus but by the many people who have come to know and love him throughout the years,” reads the group’s release. “ He will be deeply missed.” When the original location closed in 2001, the neighborhood mourned.