We're excited to see the field of competitors who have already won their golden ticket and registered to compete at the 2024 World Food Championships. And we are always proud to announce our special guests and celebrity judges participating in our judging events across the nation - we're sure the championship food certainly helps! Best of luck to our 2024 competitors!
COMPETITOR
Smokey's Bar-B-Que
HEAD COOK: James Jones
COMPETITION: World Burger Championship
QUALIFYING EVENT: World Burger Championship
I am an owner/operator of a family run BBQ restaurants in Cle Elum and Ellensburg, Washington, I have been competing in Competition BBQ for the past 8 years and I love it. Cooking is not my first profession I was never formally trained as a chef, but around our house as I was growing up southern food and BBQ was a family tradition, I went to school for engineering, but I left that field to follow my passion of cooking and owning my own restaurant. With the help of my family we have manage to open and operate a successful restaurant business.