COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 3-10, 2015
KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
The origins of desserts can be traced back to the dawn of civilized man. From its humble beginnings as fruits and honeycomb to ice cream, tiramisu and chocolate cupcakes, dessert is a food gift that has never stopped giving. People’s love for their desserts is marked throughout time and is as constant as warm apple pie.
The World Dessert Championship will pit 50 of the world’s best dessert designers against each other for the title of World Dessert Champion. Home cooks, restaurateurs and chefs will all compete to see whose cuisine reigns supreme. The champion will then take their best shot to the Final Table for a chance to win the World Food Championship.
WORLD DESSERT CHAMPIONSHIP
$10,000 GRAND PRIZE
2015 WFC COMPETITOR PACKET (KITCHEN CATEGORIES)
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
The World Food Championships will feature three rounds of competition.
Signature Dish: competitors will create their best recipe for judging within each category.
Structured Build: this round separates the contenders from the pretenders by forcing everyone to create their own spin on the same basic dish.
Infused Ingredient: the top competitors in each category will face off for culinary supremacy using the same ingredient in their final category dish.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE & RULES
The World Dessert Championship will be limited to the first 50 entrants who are fully qualified, registered and confirmed. Any qualified entrant who wants to compete after the field is full must seek a special exemption from the WFC competition committee.
The following competition is a Super Qualifier for the 2015 World Dessert Championship:
River Falls Bacon Bash
Michigan Apple Recipe Contest
The following competitions are automatic qualifying events for the 2015 World Dessert Championship:
| Cacao Barry L’Art Du Chocolatier Challenge |
| National Pie Championship - Pro |
| National Pie Championship - Amateur |
| 25th annual US Pastry Competition - Best in Show |
| 25th annual US Pastry Competition - Best New Product for the Food Trends Experience |
| National Cupcake Championships |
| Great American Ice Cream Challenge |
| Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest |
| NCACS Cupcake Challenge |
| Best of Big D - Dessert |
| Memphis Flyer - Best Dessert |
| Leo Weekly - Best Dessert |
| OBR - Smokin on the Big Creek |
| Boston Ice Cream Takedown |
| Brooklyn Ice Cream Takedown |
| Austin Chronicle - Best Dessert |
| Best of Phoenix Providence - Best Cupcake |
| Indianapolis Monthly - Best Dessert |
| OnMilwaukee's - Best Desserts |
| Minneapolis CityPages - Best Dessert |
| Columbus Alive - Best of Columbus |
| SF Weekly - Best Dessert |
| Triangle Downtowner Magazine - Best Dessert |
| Seattle Magazine - Best Dessert |
| Charlotte Magazine - Best Dessert |
| Pittsburgh City Paper - Best Dessert |
| San Antonio Current - Best Dessert |
| Boise Weekly - Best Local Dessert |
| Pacific Northwest Inlander - Best Dessert |
| Food & Wine America's Best Cupcakes |
| LVRJ Best of Las Vegas - Best Dessert |
| FW Weekly - Best Bakery |
| Oklahoma Gazette - Best Dessert |
| Jacksonville Magazine - Best Dessert |
| LA Weekly's - Best Cookie |
| Philabundance Cupcake Smash |
| Gold Buckle Foodie Awards — Best Dessert |
| Berkshire Maple Recipe Contest - Dessert |
| Godiva Chocolate Recipe Challenge |
| Gourmandize Alessi Cookie Contest |
| Ile de France Spring Sweets Mashup |
| Phoenix New Times - Best Dessert |
| Nashville Scene’s Sugar Rush |
| Big Island BBQ — Dessert Contest |
If a contest or competition winner is unable to accept the invitation and participate in The World Food Championships, invitations will be extended to an alternate winner at the same event or the winner of an additional event.
Rules, processes and tournament structure for the WFC are subject to change, but all decisions made by the WFC competition committee are final.
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The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2015 World Dessert Championship:
United States Events
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ile de France Spring Sweets Mashup | US | May 1, 2015 |
| National Cookie Contest, The Today Show | US | Jan 1, 2015 |
| Food Champ Online Recipe Contest | Online Contest, US | |
| Food Champ Online Recipe Contest | US | |
| Top Ten Dessert | US | Jan 1, 2015 |
| Cookmore Competiton Dessert | US | |
| Wisconsin state dessert competition | US | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Online JAP | US | Sep 19, 2015 |
| James Beard | US | |
| Challenge Butter | US | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Challenge Butter | US | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Phoenix New Times | Phoenix, Arizona , US | Sep 27, 2015 |
| California Strawberry Blastoff Recipe Contest | Oxnard, CA, US | May 16, 2015 |
| Jacksonville Magazine - Best Dessert | Jacksonville, FL, US | May 1, 2015 |
| ACF Federation | Orlando, FL, US | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Pie Fest 2015 | Orlando, FL, US | Aug 20, 2015 |
| FBA End of summer cook out | FL, US | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Carolyn Blakemore | orlando, FL, US | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Gourmandize Alessi Cookie Contest | Miami Beach, Florida, US | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Culinary FIght Club | Chicago, IL, US | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Praise the Lard | Murphysboro, IL, US | Sep 26, 2015 |
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cookoff | Murphysboro, Illinois, US | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Boston Ice Cream Takedown | Boston, MA, US | May 1, 2015 |
| Michigan Apple Recipe Contest | Lansing, MI, US | Jan 21, 2015 |
| Smokin on the Big Creek | Pleasant Hill, Missouri, US | Aug 15, 2015 |
| Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN, US | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Charlotte Magazine - Best Dessert | Charlotte, NC, US | May 1, 2015 |
| Southwest Chocolate Fest | Albuquerque, NM, US | Mar 21, 2015 |
| Past 5 year Champs | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| le cordon bleu Las Vegas Competition | Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 20, 2015 |
| Brooklyn Ice Cream Takedown | Brooklyn, NY, US | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Oklahoma Gazette - Best Dessert | Oklahoma City, OK, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Nashville Scene’s Sugar Rush | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Jul 31, 2015 |
| FW Weekly | Fort Worth, Texas, US | Sep 1, 2015 |
| San Antonio Current - Best Dessert | San Antonio, Texas, US | Sep 6, 2015 |
| Chattanooga Iron Chef | Chattanooga, TN, US | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Gold Buckle Foodie Awards (Best Fried Dessert) | Houston, TX, US | Feb 1, 2015 |
| Best of Big D - Dessert | Dallas, TX, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Great British Bake Off | United Kingdom , US | |
| NCACS Cupcake Challenge | Fairfax, VA, US | Mar 1, 2015 |
| Pacific Northwest Inlander - Best Dessert | Spokane, WA, US | Mar 19, 2015 |
| River Falls Bacon Bash | River Falls, WI, US | Jan 1, 2015 |
| River Falls Bacon Bash | River Falls, WI, US | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Food Championships | Edmonton, Canada , CA | Jul 22, 2015 |