CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Keeley and John Steele, owners and proprietors of Bluegrass Kitchen and Tricky Fish, are at it again. The East End restaurateurs are opening Frütcake, a pastry and coffee shop near the intersection of Elizabeth and Washington streets, in the space formerly occupied by Delish Express.

Frütcake opens next week for morning and afternoon service. The menu features the creations of New England Culinary School graduate Marsha Hyatt, who has been baking the pastries served at Bluegrass Kitchen for the past four months.

Hyatt's cookies, cupcakes, rustic tarts, cakes, pies and specialty cakes, as well as breakfast sandwiches will complement a full service coffee bar serving espresso and cappuccino.

"We'll feature high quality ingredients with lots of organic, like we already do," Keeley Steele said. "It won't be like those cake shows you see on the Food Network. I don't like my food to look like it's been played with too much."

Frütcake will supply desserts for the Steeles' establishments, as well as made-to-order whole specialty cakes and desserts. Hyatt plans to develop vegan, diabetic friendly and gluten intolerant recipes to accommodate areas of concern to many West Virginians.

Simple breakfast sandwiches will feature the usual eggs, ham, sausage, cheese and potatoes on a roll or English muffin, as well as vegetarian options such as meatless sausage.

Frütcake will initially open from 7 a.m. to mid-afternoon weekdays, but Steele anticipates longer hours of operation soon. She intends to create a casual atmosphere with newspapers available and public radio in the background.

"We'd like to be a neighborhood meeting place where people can stay and talk," she said.