Cream Puff Biz Tougher Than Brian Zoubek Thought
The former Duke basketball star shutters his Haddonfield bakery six months after opening.
Brian Zoubek never experienced the sweet taste of success. At least not in the latest chapter of his young life. The 24-year-old, 7-foot-1 former Duke NCAA basketball champion and Haddonfield Memorial High School standout opened a gourmet cream puff shop in late July with the fanfare of national media attention after a Haddonfield Patch article went viral. But a plain sheet of white paper taped inside the front window of his Dream Puffz Creations bakery this week at 605 N. Haddon Ave. in Haddonfield spelled out an untimely epitaph. "Unfortunately, we are now closed for the time being," the sign read. "Thank you for all your support and business..." Late Tuesday evening, Zoubek said he made a decision to shut his business down on Saturday, …
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7:28 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
no way. I loathe the use of Z in place of S. it just cheapens, well, anything. Makes me think of airbrushed t-shirts on the Wildwood boardwalk with things like "new jerZey" on them. ewww! more ›