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Southwest Florida pizza place wins national contest

Posted at 8:53 AM, Oct 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-17 09:30:29-04

FORT MYERS, Fla.-- A Southwest Florida pizza shop has won first place is one of the most prestigious national awards in the pizza award.

"Fine Folk Pizza", near JetBlue Park, has won the Caputo Cup in the Non-Traditional category, in the USA Pizzaiolo Championship.

Their winning pizza was called the "Secret Garden". For the crust, they used a blue-colored tea instead of water. For the toppings, they used Alfredo sauce, sharp cheddar, wine-glazed mushrooms, butter-fried capers, as well as two types of edible flowers-- Marigolds and Pansies.