California Milk Advisory Board The Real California Pizza Contest
https://pizzacontest.realcaliforniamilk.com/enter-now/
How to enter: During the Contest Entry Period go to https://www.realcaliforniamilk.com/foodservice (“CMAB Foodservice Website”), click on the Contest icon and submit an entry into one of the three categories using Real California Cheeses (which are listed on the CMAB Website: https://www.realcaliforniamilk.com/cheese-makers)
Category #1. Plant-Forward Pizza: A plant-forward pizza recipe that emphasizes the combination of plants and Real California cheeses, where meats or other non-cheese proteins are considered an optional garnish or condiment.
Category #2. The Real Californian Pizza: This signature REAL California pizza recipe will include ingredients that showcase the best of the Golden State including Real California Cheeses, toppings and crust.
Category #3. Cal-Mex Pizza: A Cal-Mex pizza recipe will blend your interpretation of the culinary and flavor fusion of California and Mexican cuisines featuring Hispanic-style cheeses from California cheesemakers, including Asadero, Cotija, Cotija Anejo (Queso Anejo), Enchilado, Enchilado Anejo, Manchego, Menonita, Oaxaca, Panela, Queso Blanco Fresco (Queso Para Frier), Queso Fresco, and Requeson.
Note that all recipes must have no more than seven (7) toppings, which excludes ingredients in the crust dough, sauce, and spices.
Each Entry requires the submission of (1) a completed entry form with your name, contact information, Pizza Category selection and your professional or culinary school affiliation (“Entry Form”); (2) your detailed recipe which names the pizza and specifies The Real California Cheeses used in the brand names as well as the varieties) (“Recipe”); (3) a photo of the prepared and baked pizza, prepared in accordance with the Recipe (“Photo”); and (4) an essay of no more than 300 words (“Essay”) describing your background and explaining the inspiration behind the creation of the Recipe. The Entry Form, Recipe, Photo, and Essay are collectively referred to as an “Entry(ies)”. Each person submitting an Entry is an Entrant. Limit: one Entry per person per Pizza Category but the same Recipe can be submitted in each of the 3 Pizza Categories if appropriate.
Preliminary Round: Entries will be judged by judges from the California Milk Advisory Board, or its designees from among eligible Entries received in each of the three Pizza Categories as follows: (1) The Name of the Recipe and its appropriateness to the applicable Pizza Category (5%); (2) An uploaded photograph of the entrants finished pizza (10%); (3) Entrant Background and Inspiration for the Recipe based on the Essay (15%); (4) The use of Real California Cheeses (35%); (5) Flavor Expectation (35%); (collectively, “Preliminary Round Judging Criteria”). In the event of a tie in any of the three categories, the tying Entries will be determined by the score received for Entrant background and inspiration for the Recipe. In the event of a further tie, the tying Entries will be re-judged based on the name of the Recipe and its appropriateness to the applicable Pizza Category and advertising. The top scoring 25 Entries in each Pizza Category (for a total of 75 Recipes) will be selected as the Semi-Finalists.
Prizes: The Category Winner in each Pizza Category will receive $5,000. The Top Prize winner from among all categories will receive an additional $10,000. Each Finalist who is not a Category Winner will also receive a cash award of $500.