2022 December Board Book

“The diversity of California cheese and dairy items lend themselves well to global flavors and regional cuisines from around the world. California’s leadership in Mozzarella and Italian-style cheese production makes Italian cuisine an important area of focus for CMAB,” said Mike Gallagher, Business and Market Development Consultant for the CMAB. “We appreciate the innovation and passion of our chef community and are excited to see how these acclaimed chefs use California cheeses to bring their recipes to life.” The chefs for this year’s inaugural competition are: Jay Adams, Local Kitchen, San Francisco, Calif. Jose Gutierrez, Herbs & Rye; Cleaver, Las Vegas, Nev. Giuseppe Musso, Michael’s Downtown Italian Kitchen & Café, Long Beach, Calif.

Freedom Rains, a Mano, San Francisco, Calif. Gustavo Rios, Solage Calistoga, Sonoma, Calif. Ismaele Romano, Via Focaccia, Las Vegas, Nev. Each chef will compete in two categories: Il Classico and Il Fresco.

After this year’s successful Pizza Contest, we developed a digital 40-page recipe book to highlight the great entries and winners. The booklet was a big hit at Sysco’s Atlantic City trade show, and they requested to post it on their social media.

Save the dates for our 2023 contests:

Cal-Mex Invitational: Wed., 5 / 3 Real California Pizza Contest (RCPC): Wed., 8 / 2 New! Pizza Contest Tournament of Champions: Wed., 10/ 18

Celebrating the 5 th year of the Real California Pizza Contest, this event will bring back past winners to compete in a tournament of champions.