CMAB announces finalists in pizza contest featuring California cheese
The live bake-off will take place Oct. 20, 2021, at the Culinary Institute of America Copia facility in Napa, Calif.
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., announced the finalists in the 2021 Real California Pizza Contest (RCPC) — a search for the best foodservice pizza recipes using “Real California Cheese.” The contest, in its third year, will award prizes totaling $30,000 for the most innovative use of cow’s milk cheeses from California in three categories.
A renowned panel of judges — Tony Gemignani, Chef, restaurateur, international pizza authority and president of the World Pizza Champions; Glenn Cybulski, certified pizzaiolo and award-winning executive chef; and Ricky Caker, founder of Rind & Wheat and 2020 RCPC Grand Prize winner — blind-judged entries from across the United States and selected Cal-Mex, The Real Californian and Plant-Forward category finalists.