{"id":25001,"date":"2021-10-27T16:02:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/hamilton-pizzeria-maipai-wins-national-honour-for-pizza-recipe\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T20:33:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T20:33:31","slug":"hamilton-pizzeria-maipai-wins-national-honour-for-pizza-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/hamilton-pizzeria-maipai-wins-national-honour-for-pizza-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton pizzeria MaiPai wins national honour for pizza recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">One of Hamilton\u2019s best pizzerias has earned a major recognition spanning well outside of the city\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>MaiPai Tiki Bar, a Barton Street spot owned by Salar Madadi of Pokeh fame, has only been open in Hamilton for just under two years; but in that time, they\u2019ve earned a rabid fanbase for their inventive and unbelievably delicious Detroit-style pizzas, loaded with more standard toppings as well as twisty takes like Big Mac or Mexican street corn-inspired feature pies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Winners of the Canadian Pizza Virtual Competitions announced at Canadian Pizza Summit: At the Canadian Pizza Summit, we revealed the winners of our Virtual Competitions, held throughout September. We are excited to share the results! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8h1uid4ZBz\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/8h1uid4ZBz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yjhKxhbsZI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/yjhKxhbsZI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadian Pizza (@CdnPizzaMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CdnPizzaMag\/status\/1450895798573670400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Madadi decided to submit one of MaiPai\u2019s popular features \u2013 the Mala Honey pie \u2013 to the Canadian Pizza Summit, a nationwide competition that draws in pizzerias and restaurants from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Thrillingly, MaiPai\u2019s pie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVNo1wRgu0j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took home the top prize,<\/a> which awards them a trip to Las Vegas to advance the pizza to the International Pizza Expo, where the pizza will compete against other heavyhitters from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Mala Honey pie is a strong example of pizza innovation, topped intriguingly with spicy mala sauce, chili crisp, Thai basil, pickled chili, scallion, asiago cheese, and a homemade scotch bonnet honey.<\/p>\n<p>MaiPai brought the pie back as a feature last week, giving locals the chance to get a taste of this award-winning creation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVNo1wRgu0j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lead image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maipaitiki\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@maipaitiki<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of Hamilton\u2019s best pizzerias has earned a major recognition spanning well outside of the city\u2019s borders. 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