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Pizza Chef of the Year Award
For the pizza chef with perfect dough and a loyal following
About this category
The Pizza Chef of the Year Award celebrates a pizza chef or pizzaiolo whose dough, toppings and bake set the standard.
It rewards craft, quality ingredients and pizzas customers cross town for.
Eligibility
Open to pizza chefs in restaurants, takeaways, street food and pop-ups, based in or serving the region. Self-nominations and nominations made by others are both welcome.
Judging criteria
- Entries are judged on the quality of dough and bake
- Ingredients and flavour
- Consistency
- Creativity and customer reviews
Qualitative criteria
- What they set out to achieve, and why it mattered
- How they work with others
- What guests and colleagues say about them
Metrics
- Results delivered this year
- Guests or people helped
- Recognition already received
Additional criteria
- Include examples of the work
- The results in figures where possible and a word from a guest
- Colleague or manager
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