Pizza Designer of the Year Award

Northern Heat Results

Whitworth Brothers Pizza of the Year Competition

Northern Regional Winner
Antonio D'Aletra, Dantes Halfway House, Chorley

Recipe
Summer Pizza
Pesto dough made with Whitworths flour topped with parma ham, rocket, buffalo mozzarella, gorgonzola dressing and pesto dressing

Super Tops Pizza the Year Competition

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Northern Regional Winner
Tomasz Kuba, IL Forno, Liverpool

Recipe
Pizza Rica
Pizza dough topped with salsa bolognese, mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes, sliced pepperoni, smoked provola, red crispy onion rings and basil

Leathams Pizza of the Year Competition

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Northern Regional Winner
Vito Rosa, IL Forno, Liverpool

Recipe
Pizza Lucana
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, fresh sausage, peppers, red onions, Roquito chilli peppers and basil

Jarlsberg Cheese Pizza of the Year Competition

Northern Regional Winner
Antonio D'Aletra, Dantes Halfway House, Chorley

Recipe
Oriental Pizza
Pizza dough topped with hoi sin sauce, Jarlsberg cheese, sliced duck and chopped spring onions

Regional Winners Announced

Judging: Initial entries were selected by a panel of judges to go forward into one of four heats where those responsible for creating them were asked to make up their pizzas in front of a judging panel. The heats took place in London, Wigan, Glasgow and Bristol. In each category a winner was selected from each heat to go forward to the final, which takes place on Thursday 13th November at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

The overall Pizza Designer of the Year Award winner will be announced at the Awards Dinner and will receive a trophy plus a cheque for £500. The winners of the individual categories will also receive trophies.