BEST PIZZA ON LONG ISLAND CONTEST & FESTIVAL

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...AND THE PREVIOUS WINNERS WERE

 Best 'REGULAR' Pizza
Prince Umberto's of Franklin Square, New York

 Best 'SICILIAN' Pizza
Prince Umberto's of Franklin Square, New York

 Best 'MARINARA' Pizza
Paradiso Pizza of Mount Sinai, New York

 Best 'GRANDMA' Pizza
Antino's Pizza of Rocky Point

 Best 'SPECIALTY' Pizza
Spasso's Pizza of Wantagh, New York

Albert's II Pizza of West Babylon and Bucci's Pizza of East Patchogue received "Honorable Mention" Awards for their hard work and contribution to the Long Island Food Service Industry.

The Best Pizza on Long Island Contest, Festival & Bake-Off is an annual event put together by LongIsland.com to promote local pizzerias and at the same time raise funds for a good cause. This year's event was presented by 101.1 Jack FM.

A portion of the proceeds goes to Long Island Cares and Island Harvest, non-profit organizations dedicated to feeding the hungry on Long Island, New York.

The 4th Annual Best Pizza on Long Island Festival and Bake-Off was held on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale, New York.

Pizzeria finalists were the top contenders as voted by Long Islanders in the Best Pizza on Long Island Contest. Visitors to the site were able to vote for their favorite pizza by entering votes on the LongIsland.com Web Site.

There are over 700 pizzerias across Long Island from Nassau to Suffolk County. Almost every town has one or more pizzerias. Long Islanders take pizza very seriously and everyone has an opinion as to who makes "The Best". The top finalists with the most votes were invited down for the last leg of the competition, the taste test at the Long Island Pizza Festval / Bake-Off.

The Long Island Pizza Festival has become an annual event. In addition to the bake-off, the pizza related activies draw a bigger crowd each year. The event serves up everything pizza including pizza sampling, dough tossing demonstrations, mini-pie making for the kids and a pizza eating contest. This year's event featured the American "Cutie Pie" Idol Kids talent show. Children from 4-9 years old sang, danced and entertained the crowd with their performances.

Joe Carlucci, a member of the World Pizza Champions demonstrated the art of the pizza toss with a display of acrobatics set to a background of Italian music. For more information about the World Pizza Champions, go to: http://www.worldpizzachampions.com

During the Pizza Eating Contest, the crowd cheered on the contestants as they gobbled up pizza. "Skinny Mike" Hoffman, held his title from last year consuming almost an entire pizza in a matter of minutes. Pizza eating contestants received awards and cash prizes.

Bonanza Italian Ices was on hand with a delicious assortment of gourmet italian ices to compliment the variety of pizzas offered at the festival.

Marsal & Sons provided the Pizza Ovens for the day. Cremosa Foods helped to get the word out about the contest to the pizzerias. They also provided supplies and refrigeration. Adventureland hosted the event and their dedicated staff made sure everything ran smoothly.

101.1 Jack FM was the presenting sponsor of the event. Co-sponsors included Optimum, Cremosa Foods, Marsal & Sons, Inc. Pizza Ovens, Adventureland Amusement Park, Party Pizzazz, The World Pizza Champions, BBA Photography, Pizza Pup, The Printing Experience and Marriottt Vacation Club. LongIsland.com puts the event together each year with the help of these sponsors.

Special thanks to News 12, Cablevision and Raffle Prize Contributors. Our panel of judges, dedicated volunteers, friends, family and pizza-lovers all played a role in contributing to the success of the event.

Pizzeria contributors included:
- Antino's Pizza of Rocky Point
- Spasso's Pizza of Wantagh
- Albert’s II Pizza of West Babylon
- Paradiso Pizza of Mount Sinai
- Prince Umberto's Pizza of Franklin Square
- Bucci's Pizza of East Patchogue

These pizzerias not only make awesome pizza,
but they are proud supporters of the Long Island NY community.
So, next time you are hungry for pizza tell them LongIsland.com sent you!

2006 Festival Reviews and Photos

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2004 Long Island Pizza Festival Video as seen on Food Network TV!

A portion of the proceeds raised from the 'Best Pizza on
Long Island Contest' go to non-profit organizations dedicated
to feeding the hungry on Long Island.

If you wish to support the efforts of these organizations,
please make checks payable to the individual organizations,
or use the Donation Form. All donations are tax deductible.

	Long Island Cares Inc. 10 Davids Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone (631) 582-3663 Fax (631) 273-2184 Email
	Island Harvest 199 Second Street Mineola, NY 11501 (516) 294-8528 Fax (516) 747-6843 Email

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