“I was finally at peace that I’m just a pizza guy,” Roof says, however humble that may seem. “Whatever you do in life, do your best and let God do the rest,” she told him. His mother, a minister’s wife, reassured him. With two brothers in medicine and a daughter who aspired to law school, Roof had his doubts. Then a friend told him he had a God-given gift, and that Duncan needed him. It was simple.” And he and Chris were done with pizza. In 1996, Roof moved his family to Duncan, a community of ranchers and miners on the banks of the Gila River. Then he tired of the city and of managing employees, and he sold the business. Roof initially invested in a pizza franchise based in the Phoenix area, eventually buying his partners out. Then there’s the lasagna, which customers get so gushy about, it’s enough to make a person blush. Add ham, onions and green olives to get the Downright Proud. The aptly named Not So Humble includes pepperoni, sausage, beef, mushrooms, bell peppers and black olives. The final elements are generous portions of high-quality toppings, with produce hand-picked and “gourmet cut” into round slices for presentation. Roof also blends two whole-milk mozzarellas to get just the right balance of salt and butterfat he grates the cheeses daily and allows them to rest, like wine. ![]() The house-made sauce includes a proprietary blend of seasonings and a little Romano cheese. Mixing, balling and cold-proofing all his dough, Roof uses olive oil (a rarity) and very little salt or sugar, plus a little stone-ground, whole-wheat flour mixed into the pizza flour. Roof learned pizza-making nearly 30 years ago, and through constant refinements, he’s made the recipe his own. And that control over every pizza is the key to Humble Pie’s success. Other than occasional appearances by their adult children, the only people you’ll find behind the Dutch door that serves as a counter are Roof and his wife, Chris, who have been making pizza together for so many years, you can’t tell his from hers. Peter and the 54 graced the cover of the later, to create an image that is arguably one of the most recognisable of the 1970s. Humble Pie is, in its truest sense, a mom-and-pop operation. The guitar would rarely leave Peter Framptons side for the next decade, featuring on some of Rocks most memorable and multi-million selling recordings including Humble Pies Rock On and Frampton Comes Alive. The Blank Canvas Pizza, Cauliflower gluten-free dairy free crust. Instead of fussing with a pie plate, you just mound your fillin. Its faithful includes truckers who happily detour off the interstate to get their fix. Humble Pie is one of this places Ive been waiting for since I read about it a year and. Humble pie might not have a fancy name, but this simple galette-style pie tastes exceptional. Located in the correspondingly small Southeastern Arizona town of Duncan, the tiny pizzeria draws customers from Silver City, New Mexico, more than an hour away. It’s almost as if owner Pete Roof put so much energy into turning out great pizza, he had nothing left over for decorating.Īnd great pizza it is. The 513-square-foot building is sparsely decorated, with three picnic tables, a soda machine and a clock with a pizza face. Nearly everything about Humble Pie is, well, humble.
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