July's 2012 Col'Cacchio pizzeria celebrity chef offering

The Col'Cacchio Celebrity Chef Pizza on offer for July is Liplekker Ribbetjie from Chris Erasmus, head chef, Pierneef à la Motte Restaurant in Franschhoek. It is made with a béchamel base infused with roasted garlic and rosemary, topped with mozzarella, smoked and braised lamb soutribbetjie, caramelised onion, pears poached in port, fresh rocket and a sprinkling of rosemary salt.

Chris Erasmus

His great passion for home-cooked, farm-style food, combined with his global culinary experiences, have led him to work in restaurants such as The Tasting Room and Le Quartier Français and to play a major role in the recently released book, Cape Winelands Cuisine.

Public entries closed for judging

Entries have now closed for the inaugural Pizza Challenge. The judges are hard at work testing the pizza creations from over 700 entrants.

Liplekker Ribbetjie pizza

The winner will be announced mid-July and, in addition to the honour of being crowned the Col'Cacchio pizzeria Celebrity Chef for August, he/she will walk away with a year's supply of slices from Col'Cacchio pizzeria and other prizes from the series' sponsors, Peroni, Place in the Sun Wines and Coca Cola.

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