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Queensland’s Best of the Best selected for national final in September

 

 

Queensland’s Best Traditional Pizza – Arriva Italian Restaurant, New Farm


Pierluigi Donin (second from left) from Arriva Italian Restaurant New Farm - Queensland's Best Traditional Pizza Maker 2009

Pierluigi Donin from Arriva Italian Restaurant and Ryan Parsons, owner of Parso’s Pizza have won their respective state finals. They will face off against each other and winners from other states in Sydney in September to contest the national final and find out who will be Australia’s Best of the Best in 2009.

 

Queensland’s Best Gourmet Pizza – Parso’s Pizza, Gaven

Best Gourmet Pizza
Ryan Parsons (centre) – winner of 2009’s Best Gourmet Pizza, Qld

Ryan won 2 categories, Best Cheese (Gourmet)  and Best Seafood (Gourmet) and Pierluigi won Best Seafood (Traditional). However they both produced consistently good pizzas in all 3 categories of Cheese, Smallgoods and Seafood in their respective finals and both establishments now have a trophy and $1000 cash for winning through in Queensland.

Other state finalist this year included:

Traditional
Spizzico Café Ristorante Pizzeria, Kangaroo Pointbr
Bellaggio Pizzeria & Antipasti, New Farm (Best Smallgoods Pizza)
Bel Paese, Cairns (Best Cheese Pizza)
Allure Bistro, Brisbane
Sugo Mi, Bulimba (Best Smallgoods Pizza)
1889 Pizzeria, Paddington
Villa Romana Trattoria, Cairns

Although 2009 Queensland entries are now closed, entries are still open to independent pizza making establishments in other states. For terms and conditions of entry please visit www.bestofthebest.com.au

The national winner will receive a range of prizes including a:

  • $5000 cheque
  • $5000 marketing package
  • big, shiny trophy
  • valuable range of sponsors prizes
  • package for an international pizza contest

With leading food industry co-sponsors Caboolture, Spyral Pty Ltd, First Pack. Mutti, Primo Smallgoods, Sandhurst Fine Goods and Williams Refrigeration, National Foods is offering a superb opportunity to acknowledge great pizza makers around Australia year after year.