{"product_id":"slices-of-community-brad-birky-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 Brad Birky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8987125823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987125823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blinc Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Brad Birky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074710991103,"sku":"9798987125823","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_779891c5-956a-4232-8c3b-6ddbf6cdac23.jpg?v=1685455328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slices-of-community-brad-birky-9798987125823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}