The highly anticipated Col’Cacchio pizzeria Celebrity Chef Series is back and will be running from May until the end of August 2012. Three exciting chefs have been invited to take part in this fourth annual gourmet charity challenge: Jackie Cameron (Hartford House KwaZulu-Natal) took the stage in May, Coco Reinarhz (Sel et Poivre Gauteng) in June and Chris Erasmus (Pierneef à la Motte Franschhoek) in July.
The culinary twist for August is that all Col’Cacchio pizzeria fans are invited to test their pizza-making skills and take part in the Celebrity Chef Series. Entrants can post their winning combinations on www.colcacchio.co.za and once the top 5 finalists have been selected, the three celebrity chefs will choose which gourmet masterpiece wins the Pizza Challenge and becomes a feature on the menu for the month of August.
This year Col’Cacchi will be donating R5 from every Celebrity Chef Pizza sold to the Children’s Hospital Trust, fundraiser for the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Paediatric Healthcare in the Western Cape.
Col’Cacchio pizzeria Director, Kinga Baranowska, commented: “We are delighted to again be supporting the Children’s Hospital Trust. We hope to even better the impressive amount raised last year to benefit the staff and very young patients in the wards that are being upgraded. We are also extremely excited about the exciting culinary creations our talented chef line-up has put together, and about how many new pizza connoisseurs this year’s campaign is sure to unearth!”
Midlands born and raised Jackie Cameron’s pizza creation for May is the Carpe Funghi – Mozzarella, caramelised onion, oven roasted mushrooms, roasted garlic and Italian Parmesan, topped with thinly sliced Beef Carpaccio, Truffle Mayonnaise and fresh dill.
June sees Coco Reinarhz’ Bujumbura Pizza in the spotlight. Mozzarella, oven roasted brinjals, fragrant North African flavoured Chicken Tagine, green olives and preserved lemons is topped with fresh coriander and drizzled with coriander-infused yoghurt.
Chris Erasmus is the Head Chef of Pierneef à la Motte Restaurant in Franschhoek and in July Col’Cacchio pizzeria diners can enjoy Erasmus’ Liplekker Ribbetjie – a Bechamel base infused with roasted garlic and rosemary and topped with Mozzarella, smoked and braised Lamb Soutribbetjie, caramelised onion, pears poached in Port, fresh rocket and a sprinkling of rosemary salt.
Go to www.colcacchio.co.za to submit your own gourmet pizza recipe and enter the Pizza Challenge! See your very own creation on our menu in August and enjoy heavenly Col’Cacchio pizza slices for a year!