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
Heavy Smoke BBQ
HEAD COOK: Chris Schafer
COMPETITION: World Barbecue Championship - CBA Division
I cooked in a restaurant all through high school to prepared a wide range of dishes. In 2011 I cooked my first BBQ Competition and was hooked. In 2014 I started my own BBQ team called Heavy Smoke BBQ and competed more and more every year till winning a World Championship in 2019 and finished 3rd in the world for KCBS Team Of The Year in 2020. I started a BBQ food truck in 2018 and opened my first restaurant in November of 2020.