Welcome to the 5th Annual Vancouver Foodster Pizza Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their Pizza creations into this challenge, most have created a special Pizza creation just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Pizza on their menu from April 4-28, 2019.
Here are some of the unique Pizza creations in this challenge:
AJ’s Brooklyn Pizza Joint
Detroit Red Top
Price: $33
Created by: Chef Anthony Caridi
Description: Detroit-style pizza was invented in the 1940s by Gus Guerra, the owner of Buddy’s Rendezvous. It’s rectangular, thick, and fluffy like a Sicilian pizza and is framed by a border of crispy golden brown cheese that tastes like the best part of a grilled cheese sandwich — the stuff that leaks out of the edge and gets toasted in the pan.
What makes this style unique are the two cheeses, white cheddar and mozza, which are piled extra high up the sides of the pan to encourage that charred effect; the butter used to grease the pan; and the pan itself. Legend has it that Gus came up with the idea of using heavy, square blue-steel pans originally designed to clean the oil from tools in high-pressure gas ovens in factories. How Motor City is that?
Ingredients: AJS ground tomato sauce ( Sauce is applied after the pizza is cooked), Pinch of fine sea salt, Pinch of dried oregano, 7 ounces Mozza Cheese, shredded, 7 ounces white cheddar cheese, Grated Pecorino Romano cheese, for dusting, Dried oregano, for dusting, Garlic oil for drizzling, Pepperoni Cups to top it off.
Offered: All the time
AJ’s Brooklyn Pizza Joint
325 E Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 428-5805
Web: http://
Twitter @Ajsbklynpizza
Instagram @ajsbklynpizzajoint
Backcountry Brewing
I pity the Falafool
Price: $17
Created by: Chef Artie McGee
Description: Inspired by the classic falafel sandwich, roasted garlic tahini sauce, falafel feta, halloumi cheese, pickled vegetables, mint yogurt
Ingredients: Roasted garlic tahini: tahini sauce, roasted garlic cilantro, cream, Feta, Halloumi, Pickled vegetable: champagne vinegar, tomato, red onion, cucumber, sugar, Mint yogurt: greek yogurt, mint, lemon, Falafel: English peas, chic peas, parsley, lemon, garlic, cilantro, cumin, smoke paprika. Garnish: toasted sesame seeds and mint
Offered: All the time
Backcountry Brewing
405-1201 Commercial Way, Squamish
Web: https://www.
Tel:(604) 567-2739
Twitter @Backcountry604
Instagram @backcountrybrewing
Il Posto
Fat Tony
Price: $19
Created by: Chef Terry Pichor
Description:
Ingredients: red sauce, sliced meatballs, caramelized onion, caciocavallo, pecorino, basil, oregano, finished with garlic focaccia crumb.
Offered: Tuesday – Sunday dinner only.
Il Posto
4866 Delta Street, Ladner
Tel: (604) 946-1300
Web: https://www.ilpostoresto.
Instagram @ilpostoresto
Here are the complete details for this challenge including the Media judges
http://vancouverfoodster.com/
We will announce the winning restaurants and their Pizza creations on April 29, 2019.
About Vancouver Foodster
Vancouver Foodster is is Vancouver’s premier online “Essential Food & Drink Intelligence” guide. Launched in 2009 by Richard Wolak, the blog explores the local food scene through reviews, tastings, interviews, and more. VancouverFoodster.com feature
Media release and images provided by Richard Wolak, Vancouver Foodster.
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