Brayden Kozak of Three Boars and David Escamilla of Rosso Pizzeria create a delicious bison pizza for Relish Film Fest week.
Brayden Kozak, Three Boars and David Escamilla, Rosso Pizzeria came together in November to collaborate on a dish for Relish Food on Film Festival’s opening night.
First stop was Jacqueline Fisher at Canadian Rangeland Bison. Chef Kozak had worked with the company during Cook it Raw and Relish Film Fest wanted to feature bison.
As Rosso is next door to the Garneau Theatre, home of Relish Film Fest, would they consider offering the pizza as the feature during the festival? Yes!
What cut? The chefs wanted something not too lean with lots of flavour. Jacqueline Fisher from Canadian Rangeland Bison dropped off a bison shoulder at Rosso. Chef Escamilla did a long slow braise.
Neither chef had made a pizza with bison before. Together they came up with a colourful pie brimming with the flavours of the season—unctuous bison shoulder, chunks of roasted squash providing some sweetness, woodsy wild mushrooms with tangy Taleggio cheese and a drizzle of cold-pressed canola vinaigrette. Crispy (deep-fried) beets scattered over provided crunch.
Red or white sauce? Two pizzas were made for the test run, one with the vinaigrette and one with Rosso’s tomato sauce. The white pizza was a better balance of flavours. “It didn’t need the tomato sauce,” said Brayden, a new convert to the concept of white pizza.
How did it sell? “People loved it,” said Dave Manna, owner of Rosso. “The cross-promotion was fun, a great way to get new business.”
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