Con Pane Bakery Is Second Career for Local Businesswoman Published July 24, 2009 • Updated on January 16, 2020 at 10:23 pm Catherine Perez was a financial analyst for 10 years, but found her passion for a good loaf of bread fueled her desire to start a new business. 5 photos 1/5 Marianne Kushi Con Pane menu is displayed on big chalkboards. 2/5 Marianne Kushi Owner Catherine Perez, hired her best friend Emanual Burgin, who was writing a book in Prague, Czechoslavakia to the register. 3/5 NBC 7 Con Pane waitress holding sandiwiches made with artisan breads. 4/5 Marianne Kushi Mouth-watering turkey cobb sandwich with roast turkey, smoked bacon, Gorgonzola, Roma tomatoes on artisan bread. 5/5 Marianne Kushi Catherine Perez, owner of Con Pane offers artisan breads--ciabatta, challah, Gruyere and chive bread, rosemary olive boule, cinammon rolls, pear almond scones. More Photo Galleries In pictures: See damage from Hurricane Helene This is what the first blue supermoon of August looked like over San Diego Así lució la primera Superluna azul de agosto sobre San Diego PHOTOS: Meet the pets of NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 in honor of Clear the Shelters