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Is the secret to award-winning pizza the dough? Yes, that’s a biggie. But equally important are the ingredients working together.

And it doesn’t hurt to have an expert creating the pie.

That all came together recently for Niles Peacock, proprietor of Niles Peacock Kitchen & Bar at Salish Crossing in Edmonds.

Peacock took first place in the nontraditional division during the 2022 International Pizza Challenge at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

Peacock won the Northwestern Division for his popular My Hot Date pizza, created with Medjool dates, mozzarella, balsamic glaze, and ga...