{"product_id":"slices-of-community-stories-from-behind-the-counter-of-the-countrys-oldest-pay-what-you-can-restaurant-9798987125823","title":"Slices of Community: Stories from Behind the Counter of the Country's Oldest Pay-What-You-Can Restaurant","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever had an idea grab hold of you that you just couldn't shake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrad and his wife had one of those ideas fall out of the sky and into their laps. Based on their volunteer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexperiences serving in soup kitchens and shelters, their idea was to open a different type of restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne with no prices and serving organic and locally sourced foods, so anyone who walked through the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoor would be able to afford a good meal. In 2006, they risked it all and took the leap to open the doors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof SAME Café.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the idea came to them, they hoped they might be able to feed a few people. They never\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenvisioned how much taking that leap would feed their souls and enrich their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlices of Community is not a memoir, nor is it a how-to guide for opening a restaurant. It is a collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof stories as witnessed from behind the counter of the country's oldest pay-what-you-can café. Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof success, stories of defeat and reminders of what it means to be human in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15753814\"\u003eBrad Birky\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blinc Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987125823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8987125823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC033000\"\u003ePhilanthropy \u0026amp; Charity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blinc Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44502803218669,"sku":"9798987125823","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f3c6658f-3f84-44e5-baf9-67fb6027ed30.jpg?v=1701046616","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/slices-of-community-stories-from-behind-the-counter-of-the-countrys-oldest-pay-what-you-can-restaurant-9798987125823","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}