Students got competitive in Tiger Dining's Pizza Creation Contest Taste-Off.
Students submitted recipes of their choice to Tiger Dining's Web site during a three-week period.
"Executive Chef Emil Topel looked at all the entries and chose three top winners based on creativity," said Tiger Dining Marketing Director Gina Groome.
The top three entries were David Ceniviva's philly cheesesteak pizza, Casey Lucas' greek pita pizza and Anthony DiBlasi's le zucchini fritte.
These winners' creations were displayed in front of Mamma Leone's Thursday, where a crowd gathered for the final phase of the Taste-Off.
"Students were given the chance to sample all three and vote for their favorite winner," Groome said.
The area in the Student Center was surrounded by students who came to taste the three pizzas.
"I liked the philly cheesesteak pizza," said Ye Been Lee, a student of Auburn's Intensive English Program.
Some students came to support the chefs.
"I know one of the contestants, so I came out," said Heather Edell, sophomore in pre-nursing.
After all the votes were tallied, DiBlasi's le zucchini fritte was the winner.
"The winner receives $100 in Dining Funds, and they will have their recipe featured at Mamma Leone's for students to purchase Nov. 9 to 16," Groome said.
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