Diary Note: Fonterra Foodservices Global Pizza Challenge

Diary Note: Fonterra Foodservices Global Pizza Challenge

VENUE: Waitemata Room – Langham Hotel
83 Symonds Street, Auckland
DATE: Wednesday 2 March, 2011 5.30 – 9pm
COST: Free Entry

Kiwi chefs will flex their culinary muscles and compete in the Fonterra Foodservices Global Pizza Challenge next Wednesday, 2 March. This is the first year New Zealand has participated in the worldwide competition.

Forty semi-finalists will participate in the national cook off event before a live audience, commencing at 5.30pm. There are six categories – chicken, beef or lamb, other meat, seafood, vegetarian and dessert/ specialty. The winner will be announced at 9pm.

Pizzas will be judged on originality, balance, creativity and excitement factor by highly acclaimed international chefs Martin Kobald and John Lanzafame, and New Zealand’s Veronica Johnston who is editor of Hospitality Magazine.

The event is open to the public who can watch the event and buy a slice of pizza for a gold coin donation to Dine Aid.

The national winner will take away an expenses-paid trip to Sydney to represent New Zealand at the Global Pizza Challenge final in September 2011. The prize includes three nights’ accommodation, transfers, meals and a New Zealand winner’s trophy. Eight finalists (including the six category winners) each receive a sponsor-donated prize worth more than $500.

The competition is open to anyone in the hospitality industry who a passion for making great pizza. Category, segment and prize sponsors are NZ Beef & Lamb, Tegel, Fresh Connection, Shore Mariner New Zealand, Buitoni Professional, Nat Pac, who has just launched a new innovation in pizza boxes and Crocs footwear.

Visit www.globalpizzachallenge.com for information.

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