{"id":2037,"date":"2022-02-23T11:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodconnectorproduction.com\/pizza2021\/?page_id=2037"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:08:42","slug":"2021-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/pizza-contest\/2021-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Spencer Glenn Wins Grand Prize of $20,000 in the 2021 Real California Pizza Contest<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pizza Name: Life is Gourd<\/p>\n

Chef: Spencer Glenn<\/p>\n

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Pizza Name: Nico Pie<\/p>\n

Chef: Leah Scurto<\/p>\n

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Pizza Name: Elote con Chorizo<\/p>\n

Chef: Spencer Glenn<\/p>\n

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Glenn’s “Life Is Gourd”\u00a0pizza, representing the Plant-Forward category, took overall top honors, while Leah Scurto won The Real Californian category with her Nico Pie.<\/h2>\n

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After nine chefs spent a competitive day crafting and working pizza dough, developing unique toppings and sauces, and combining innovative blends of California cheeses, the California Milk Advisory Board<\/strong><\/a> (CMAB) on Oct. 20\u00a0recognized two champions in the 2021 Real California Pizza Contest<\/strong><\/a>, a national search for the best pizza recipes using Real California Cheese.<\/p>\n

Spencer Glenn of Pizza My Heart<\/strong><\/a>, located in Pacific Grove, California, took home the grand prize for his Life Is Gourd\u00a0pie, representing the Plant-Forward category. Inspired by a recipe shared with his late grandfather, the pizza featured a California Asiago\/Romano blend, Toma and mozzarella along with fried baby sage leaves, pomegranate arils and pistachios.<\/p>\n

Glenn also had the winning pizza in the Cal-Mex category. His Elote con Chorizo pizza\u00a0paid tasteful homage to traditional Mexican street corn, pairing California Oaxaca, crema, and cotija with fresh chorizo and tangy Tajin. Glenn received $5,000 for winning each category and an additional $10,000 for the grand prize distinction, for a total of $20,000.<\/p>\n

The Real Californian category winner was Chef Leah Scurto, the owner of PizzaLeah<\/strong><\/a> in Windsor, California, for her innovative Nico Pie, which used multiple cheeses from California to complement two quintessential Golden State produce items: artichokes and garlic. The CMAB awarded Scurto $5,000 for her winning pizza.<\/p>\n

The seven other finalists received $500 each for reaching the bake-off finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s contest highlighted several top trends in foodservice,\u201d said Mike Gallagher, business and market development consultant for the CMAB. \u201cThe finalists impressed the judges with unique recipes, bold interpretations within our innovative categories, and an overarching commitment to the creative use of California dairy throughout each pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n

The third annual Real California Pizza Contest, which was held at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia in Napa, Calif., was open to professional chefs and culinary students across the U.S.<\/p>\n

A renowned panel of judges presided over the contest: Tony Gemignani, 13-time World Pizza Champion; Glenn Cybulski, certified pizzaiolo and award-winning executive chef; and Ricky Webster, founder of Rind & Wheat Bakery in Spokane, Washington and the 2020 RCPC Grand Prize Winner. The judges based their scores on a variety of factors, including taste, texture and the inventive use of cheeses made with Real California Milk.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the pizza industry is healthy, the California dairy industry is healthy,\u201d said John Talbot, CEO of the CMAB. \u201cAs the No. 1 producer of milk and mozzarella, so much of our business goes into pizza. It\u2019s important for California to advance and innovate in the pizza category.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full list of finalists for the 2021 Real California Pizza Contest is as follows:<\/p>\n

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