At night, he goes home and makes soups and chilis to serve the next day. Star Bakery, another Maynard House tenant just around the corner, went out of business in late November, and Stapp wants to add some of the lunch items they'd been selling in the hopes of attracting their old customers. The soups come from Stapp family recipes, as well as from recipes contributed by other Maynard House employees. Certainly not Shahrayar owner Ali Hijazi, who bought Mrs. Peabody's Cookies in September. The previous owners, Bob and Cheryl Ransom, sold the store in order to spend more time with their family.
Owners have to be there.
Hijazi has also added extra seating and put in a small juice bar. Fresh lemonade, fresh grapefruit, or fresh orange juice, just ninety-nine cents. A lot of customers assume Mrs. Peabody's is a franchise, like the mall-based Mrs. Field's, but so far, the North University Street shop is the only one. That may change. We hope to open another one or two, but not right away.