2024 September Board Book

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leonard Sbrocco The Food Connector for CMAB lsbrocco@thefoodconnector.com 707.364.7292 Thalia Sillivan California Milk Advisory Board tsillivan@cmab.net 209.690.8242

REAL CALIFORNIA MOZZARELLA SHOWDOWN WINNERS ANNOUNCED; RECIPES FEATURE UNIQUE TAKES ON GLOBAL HANDHELDS AND APPETIZERS USING CALIFORNIA MOZZARELLA Quesabirria Egg Rolls and Burrata-Ganoush Skewers Earn Top Honors in Mozzarella and Fresh Mozzarella Categories in Real California Milk’s Foodservice Contest Napa, Calif. (April 24, 2024) – The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the winners of the “Great Mozzarella Showdown” online foodservice contest challenging professional chefs and culinary students to develop innovative dishes using California Mozzarella. Mike Castaneda from Devour/The Dore in Wellington, Kan., took home the Mozzarella category prize for his Quesabirria Egg Rolls recipe. This savory dish includes three-hour braised birria with grated California Mozzarella, wrapped in an egg roll wrapper and fried, served with a bowl of savory consommé for dipping. Fresh Mozzarella category winner, Rebecca Peizer, from All Things Culinary in Napa, Calif., brought home the prize with her Burrata-Ganoush Skewers recipe, which features souvlaki-style Fresh Mozzarella fried in za’atar and served with a Ganoush-Stracciatella spread and lavash.