World Food Championships News

How To Qualify for WFC from the Comfort of Your Home

Chefs and home cooks from around the world are trying to snag the hottest ticket in Food Sport— a Golden Ticket to compete at the 9th Annual World Food Championships (WFC) in Dallas, Texas. Good news for those vying for a taste of the food fighting action: WFC’s most popular online recipe contest, the Taste of America Challenge (TOA), is back for the fifth year to qualify up to 250 contestants for the Main Event at Fair Park in November.

February 26, 2020

Two More Ways To Book Your World Food Championships’ Stay

When it comes to attending the world’s largest Food Sport event, the last thing the World Food Championships (WFC) wants its foodie fans and competitors to worry about is where to stay during the five-day event this November. With the Dallas-based event’s Official Host Hotel –– Element Dallas Downtown East (a Marriott property) –– quickly filling up, WFC has expanded its special-rate accommodations list additions from the Hilton group.

February 11, 2020

Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi Joins the Ultimate Food Fight

The newest category of food at The World Food Championships is going to generate some fanfare in November as The Soup Nazi — an Emmy-nominated sitcom star from Seinfeld — will be joining Cheferees and Food Champs to kick things off.

February 6, 2020

WFC Addresses 2020 Competition Format Changes

From new event dates to a change in venue to a “soup”-er category addition, the World Food Championships (WFC) kicked off the new year with “BIG” announcements as it prepares for its 2020 tournament in Dallas, Texas. Throughout January, the leader in Food Sport released a series of event updates about the competition and key formatting changes that will go into effect for its 9th annual competition, which will occur Nov. 6-10th.

January 27, 2020

Minnesota Cook Raises the Steaks with $10,000 Win

For most cooks, climbing the ranks in Food Sport can take years. But for one Minnesota Food Champ, it only took two appearances to claim a Category Championship title at the World Food Championships (WFC). As the newest World Invitational Steak Champion, Ryan Hegland’s $10,000 award-winning steak earned him a seat at the $100,000 Final Table Challenge this May.

January 24, 2020

WFC Taps Alabama Coasting For Final Table Magazine

More than 1,400 cooks from 42 states and 15 countries attended the World Food Championships (WFC) during its 8th annual search for the ten best culinary athletes and artisans from around the globe in Dallas, Texas. With the attention now turning to WFC’s $100,000 Final Table Challenge in Indianapolis, Indiana, WFC has enlisted the help of long-time partner Alabama Coasting to produce an exclusive magazine to highlight this year’s Category Champs and host site destination.

January 22, 2020

WFC Begins To Reveal Final Table Process

As ten Champion Chefs from around the nation turn their eyes toward Indianapolis, the World Food Championships (WFC) started revealing today details about the upcoming Final Table Challenge and how one of them will win the event’s $100,000 grand prize.

January 21, 2020

WFC Introduces Member-Based Program for Food Sport Enthusiasts

The world’s largest culinary competition, World Food Championships (WFC), just announced it has developed a year-round, member-based program –– Food Sport Nation –– to offer its competitors and foodies alike insider knowledge on upcoming events, expansions, scoring insights and brand opportunities.

January 20, 2020

California Caterer Earns $10,000 and Two-Time World Sandwich Champion Title

Kelli Fairchild-Cochran has proven that you can strike gold twice in the culinary world as she recently claimed her second world title at the World Food Championships (WFC). The self-taught Californian cook beat out a field of talented cooks and chefs to reclaim the World Sandwich Championship title, a $10,000 prize, and a seat at the $100,000 Final Table Challenge that will occur in August 2020.

January 17, 2020

WFC Announces “Licensed to E.A.T™” Classes for 2020

The World Food Championships (WFC) is known as the leading platform for cooks and chefs to realize their culinary dreams. But for foodies, it's a sweet smorgasbord of eating pleasure that has created a growing number of judging requests.In fact, since the competition’s inception in 2012, WFC’s “Licensed to E.A.T.™” judging classes have attracted foodies from far and wide to earn certification –– spanning from California to Tanzania, Africa and everywhere in between. Now, as WFC works to increase that number, the organization is releasing its first stops for its 2020 certification classes!

January 15, 2020