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
Team Tributary
HEAD COOK: Joseph Martinez
COMPETITION: World Burger Championship
My name is Joseph Thadeus Martinez. I first began cooking in restaurants at 16 in imy hometown of Brownsville, TX. I immediately fell in love with the fast paced enviornment and knew this is what i wanted in life. I attended Le Cordon Bleu Austin right out of high school and upon graduating, moved to florida to work for Walt Disney World. in 2013 i moved to San Antonio to begin working in a local high end establishment where i worked my way up from Pantry Cook to Chef de Cuisine, during this time i began competing in various food contests and have a good track record of winning, in 2021, i made the move to Marriott Hotels to assist with the Operations of their newest Texas Focused Concept, Tributary. At Tributary we make it a point to showcase the local farm and ranch community in our menu writing and push a "crafted not complicated" vision for our food,