{"product_id":"we-the-pizza-slangin-pies-and-savin-lives-hardcover","title":"We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMuhammad Abdul-Hadi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eDavid Joachim\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnock-out recipes for award-winning, Philadelphia-style pizzas, wings, shakes, and more, from Down North, the pizzeria owned and operated exclusively by formerly incarcerated people, featuring poignant stories from its employees.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated and launched by Philly born-and-bred entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, the mission of Down North Pizza is to reduce recidivism rates in North Philly and serve up the most insanely delicious food while doing it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe the Pizza\u003c\/i\u003e tells the Down North story about how the restaurant fulfills its mission to educate and support the formerly incarcerated while serving dope food. A testament to survival and second chances, this cookbook offers recipes for the tender, crispy-edged, square-cut, sauce-on-top pies that are Down North's signature dish; a whole chapter is devoted to vegetarian and vegan pizzas like \u003cb\u003eNo Better Love\u003c\/b\u003e made with four cheeses and the arrabbiata-inspired \u003cb\u003eNorf Sauce\u003c\/b\u003e, while the meat and seafood pizza chapter features their most popular \u003cb\u003eRoc the Mic\u003c\/b\u003e pepperoni pie as well as the smoky berbere-brisket \u003cb\u003eTales of a Hustler\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSay Yes\u003c\/b\u003e, topped with jerk turkey sausage, roasted butternut squash, kale, ricotta, and lemon-honey drizzle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 65 recipes for pizzas along with classic and creative wings, fries, lemonades, and shakes are paired with cinematic photography of the pizzas in their natural setting and out in the wilds of Philadelphia, with lots of journalistic-style photography of the Down North crew making dough and slinging pies. At the same time, \u003ci\u003eWe the Pizza \u003c\/i\u003eprovides detailed historical information about incarceration in the United States along with empowering stories from Down North's formerly incarcerated staff. And with exclusive pizza recipes from renowned chef-supporters like Marc Vetri and Marcus Samuelsson, \u003ci\u003eWe the Pizza\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates ingeniously delicious pizza, as well as the power people have to rise above their circumstances--if simply given the chance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuhammad Abdul-Hadi \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder and owner of Down North Pizza, the mission-driven restaurant in North Philadelphia that exclusively hires formerly incarcerated individuals. Down North Pizza is the culmination of Abdul-Hadi's thirteen-year vision and is a concept that has long been ingrained in him; through Down North and the Down North Foundation, he is able to impact to the economic realities of underserved communities through excellent food and uplifiting endeavors. Abdul-Hadi has won the James Beard Foundation's leadership award, and he and the Down North team have been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, The Washington Post, Bon Appetit Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eToday Show, Eater, First We Feast, \u003c\/i\u003eand more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.22 x 8.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984405627181,"sku":"9780593796405","price":31.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/yH_7ItpB2_9780593796405.webp?v=1776092989","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/we-the-pizza-slangin-pies-and-savin-lives-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}