Pizza Chef of the Year 2011 - Winners
The skills and enthusiasm of some of the country’s leading pizza chefs were on display at the final of this year’s Pizza Chef of the Year competition, where a variety of pizza creations were presented to the judges.
Ulimately the overall prize went to Tony Macera from Divito’s Pizzeria in Hamilton, Scotland, who presented the judges with a four cheese Parma ham with olive pizza.
BOURSIN GARLIC AND HERB CHEESE CATEGORY (sponsored by Bel UK)
Winner: Russell French, Solway Foods with Smoked salmon, spinach and Boursin pizza
DELL’AMI KALAMATA GREEK OLIVE CATEGORY (Sponsored by Dell’ami)
Winner: Tony Macera, Divito's Take Away Pizzeria, Hamilton, Glasgow with Four Cheese, Parma ham and olive pizza
BIRRA MORETTI BEER CATEGORY (Sponsored by Birra Moretti)
Winner: Tom Mullin, Rossini’s, N. Ireland with Cheddar, ham, tomato and beer caramelised onions on Birra Moretti pizza base
WHITWORTHS PIZZA FLOUR CATEGORY (Sponsored by Whitworth Bros Ltd)
Winner: Russell French, Solway Foods, Manton Wood – White Crab, Sweetcorn, Caviar, Samphire and Mozzarella Pizza
Highly Commended: Rob Tucker and Cesare Marinaro, from Pizzeria Venezia, Rushden with Calabria Pizza
