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
Chili Con Carnies
HEAD COOK: Dianne Lewis
COMPETITION: World Soup Championship
I started cooking competition chili in 1982 with my sister Lisa Edmonson Stone and my Dad, Dan Edmonson. Around 2007, we started cooking to honor our dad and became known as the Chili Con Carnies, mainly in the chili circuit. In 2021, I won the WCC ICS Homestyle Chili Championship. It was such a surreal moment and I am still in shock over winning. Our team members (Lisa, Terry, Sara, and I) have placed 1st in numerous State Championships including the Texas Ladies State Chili Championship, Louisiana Homestyle and Red Chili Championships, Oklahoma State Chili Championship, Tennessee Chili Championship and the 2016 50th Annual Terlingua International Chili Championship out of more than 320 qualified entries. Excitedly, we have also placed 1st in other food categories including Soup, Dessert, Beans, Salsa, and Cornbread. Because of competition cooking, our dad provided us with a crazy big family of cooking friends. We honor our dad's memory with every food competition.
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