Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, We The Pizza

Main Point Books welcomes Muhammad Abdul-Hadi from Down North Pizza in Philadelphia, who will here with his new cookbook, "We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives." There will be pizza samples!

This event will be in our lower-level event space. Reservations via Eventbrite are requested; walk-ins are welcome as space permits. The book is for sale in advance through Eventbrite and the store's website, and will be available at the event.

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.

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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