The beginnings of Pretzel and Pizza Creations deserve to be the inspiration for Disney’s next animated feature. Natalia and Emil moved to Maryland in 1991 after a short stint in Queens, NY and started the search for their American dream. Emil found a struggling soft pretzel business (CK’s Pretzel Works) on North Market Street and began learning the trade from the original owners. Eventually, the original owners departed for warmer climates and the restaurant was sold to Emil and Natalia. After a brief renovation, the store was rebranded as “Pretzel and Pizza Creations”. Natalia started working in the restaurant and began taking more of an influential role in making Pretzel and Pizza Creations what is is today. The original owners developed their own flour recipe and only offered soft pretzels. When Natalia began working, the couple upgraded to their own, completely separate flour recipe and added calzones. Their flour recipe is a closely guarded family secret but we can tell you this - it’s made of several different types of flour and hand blended in the store. They do not make hard, Pennsylvania Dutch-style pretzels, their pretzels are traditional Bavarian (German) soft pretzels!
