Col'Cacchio pizzeria Celebrity Chef Series is back

The Col'Cacchio pizzeria Celebrity Chef Series is back, with Liam Tomlin's Lau-Ling pizza on the menu for May 2013. Extreme adventurer and chef, David Grier and the creative goddesses from Charly's Bakery, follow him in June and July respectively. Dine at any Col'Cacchio pizzeria from May-August to experience the 2013 Signature Pizza Collection.

Online Pizza Challenge Live

For August, the chain is giving all foodies the chance to star in the Pizza Challenge Live, reportedly South Africa's first online reality show. Entries are open and it is time for all home chefs to show South Africa their pizza-making ingenuity, through five easy steps:

Log onto www.colcacchio.co.za/pizzachallenge and submit a deliciously creative pizza idea - entries close on 24 May 2013
Share the pizza masterpiece with friends to up votes
Make it to the last four and be part of the Big Pizza Showdown live online broadcast
Keep calm and entertaining under pressure and keep those votes coming in - the public decides who stays and who goes.
Be crowned the fourth 2013 Celebrity Chef, see the winning gourmet pizza on the menu and win a year's supply of pizza.

Irish flair, Asian treat

Tomlin's pizza creation for May is the innovative Lau-Ling - a base of Asian (Vietnamese) style sauce, roasted crushed basmati rice, minced chicken, mint, coriander, shallots, crispy onion, spring onion, fresh basil, chilli, sesame seeds, served with vermicelli salad. A unique taste sensation that has to be tried.

Born in Ireland, his career as a chef began at the age of 14, mastering his craft in some of Europe's finest kitchens. Tomlin eventually moved to Australia and in 1997 opened Banc Restaurant in Sydney, which won the 3 Hats Award in 2001. Exceptional standards in service and cuisine secured his place as one of the finalists for the World Master of Culinary Arts Award. In 2004, he relocated to Cape Town and his latest venture, Chefs Warehouse & Cookery School, offers a combination of retail and culinary education. It is a natural extension of his passion for fine cuisine and training young chefs.

Children's Hospital Trust benefits again

R5 from the sale of each celebrity pizza will again be donated to the Children's Hospital Trust. This year's donation will go towards a very special project, the building of South Africa's first Childsafe Research and Educational Centre, which will focus on educating patients' families and the public about improving child safety and injury prevention at home.