We the Pizza
Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives
Muhammad Abdul-Hadi
- Knock-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.Created
- 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.We
- the
- Pizza
- 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
- No
- Better
- Love
- made
- with
- four
- cheeses
- and
- the
- arrabbiata-inspired
- Norf
- Sauce,
- while
- the
- meat
- and
- seafood
- pizza
- chapter
- features
- their
- most
- popular
- Roc
- the
- Mic
- pepperoni
- pie
- as
- well
- as
- the
- smoky
- berbere-brisket
- Tales
- of
- a
- Hustler
- and
- Say
- Yes,
- topped
- with
- jerk
- turkey
- sausage,
- roasted
- butternut
- squash,
- kale,
- ricotta,
- and
- lemon-honey
- drizzle.The
- 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,
- We
- the
- Pizza
- provides
- 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,
- We
- the
- Pizza
- celebrates
- ingeniously
- delicious
- pizza,
- as
- well
- as
- the
- power
- people
- have
- to
- rise
- above
- their
- circumstances—if
- simply
- given
- the chance.
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