2022 September Board Book

and that’s what brings us back year after year,” said Mike Gallagher, Business and Market Development Consultant for the CMAB. “As the leading producer of mozzarella cheese and second largest cheese producer in the U.S., pizza remains an important category for our foodservice business. Connecting with and celebrating these chefs and their creations helps us build awareness for the tremendous products we have available.” The live bake-off finals event takes place at the Culinary Institute of America Copia facility in Napa, where pizzas will be prepared and baked onsite for a blind evaluation by judges. Category winners will each receive $5,000. The Grand Prize Winner, selected from the three category winners, will win an additional $10,000. Remaining finalists will receive $500 each. The 2022 finalists, listed alongside hometown and pizza entry name, are: Cal-Mex • Ryan Ososky, Los Angeles, Calif., Oaxacan in the Motorcity • Christopher Lascik, Yelm, Wash., El Puerco Verde • Austin Buckland, Marion, Ohio, La Fiesta • Marcus Medina, Tracy, Calif., Cali Craft Chicken Enchilazza The REAL Californian • Ray Cullison, Kingman, Ariz., California Dreamin’ • Chris Decker, Las Vegas, Nev., For the Love of California

• Jason Garland, Waverly, Minn., The Venice Beach • David Jacobson, Concord, Calif., The Gold Rush Plant-Forward • Leah Scurto, Windsor, Calif., Spear-It of Spring • Max Cufre, San Diego, Calif., Honey, I’m Home!

• Yoshiharu Sogi, Sonoma, Calif., Sweet Blue • Melina Felix, Littleton, Colo., Green N’ Zesty RCPC bake-off finals will be streamed on Facebook Live on June 22 at 3 p.m. PST at facebook.com/realcamilkfoodservice. Additional details on the bake-off, pizza chef finalists and CMAB’s foodservice support are available at Real California Pizza Contest. California is a reliable, consistent source of sustainable dairy products used by chefs throughout the world. As the nation’s largest dairy state, California boasts an impressive lineup of award winning cheesemakers and dairy processors, that are helping to drive dining innovation.

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