Chef Ricky Webster wins $15,000 in the CMAB's Real California Pizza Contest
His recipe was inspired by San Francisco’s Iconic Fisherman’s Wharf.
After using a revised bake-off format in line with the current COVID-19 protocols, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., said it awarded two contestants with $25,000 in the 2020 Real California Pizza Contest. The contest is an international search for the best pizza recipes using Real California Cheese.
Grand prize winner Ricky Webster, former executive chef for SYSCO Spokane and current owner of Rind and Wheat Bakery in Spokane, Wash., took home the grand prize for his pizza, "The Wharf." Competing in the Real California category, Webster’s clam chowder-inspired pizza paired a sourdough crust and fresh clams with three California cheese and dairy products — crème fraîche, mozzarella and heavy cream — to pay homage to the iconic San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf landmark. Webster received $5,000 for winning the category and an additional $10,000 for the grand prize distinction, the CMAB said.