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Biology, Marketing Profs to Open Maplewood Pizza Spot
They plan to open quickly, in the former Jones Typewriter location. The ceiling and walls have been painted, and the exterior bricks will be tuckpointed soon.
The two proprietors of a new Maplewood pizza restaurant, A Pizza Story, are professors at Washington University. Muhammad Alhawagri is a biologist in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Sherif Nasser is an assistant professor of marketing in the Olin Business School. They are both from Egypt.
Their venture, A Pizza Story, got the green light from the Maplewood City Council on Tuesday. It’s at 7278 Manchester Road, recently the location of Jones Typewriter, which has moved to Greenwood Avenue, in Maplewood.
Patch reported on the restaurant recently.
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The two say there is nothing notable about the two academics getting into the pizza business.
"It's mainly the fascination about food and cooking and baking between me and Sherif," Alhawagri told the Riverfront Times. "Pizza is a perfect food. It makes us happy and satisfied."
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Alhawagri, Nasser and a third partner are working to open quickly. The windows are already fogged over, and walls and the ceiling are getting fresh paint.
Read the full article in the Riverfront Times.
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