COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 3-10, 2015
KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
The comfort found in a bowl of pasta is a feeling cherished and highly regarded worldwide. It's that perfect combination of pasta, sauce (or no sauce) and choice ingredients that bring people to mama's table and favorite restaurants alike.
The World Pasta Championship will pit 50 of the world’s best pasta perfectionists against each other for the title of World Pasta 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 PASTA 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 Pasta 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 events are a preferred qualifier for the 2015 World Pasta Championship:
Cookmore World Food Pasta Challenge
Mac Madness
The following events are automatic qualifiers for the 2015 World Pasta Championship.
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13th Annual Pasta Cook-Off & Wine-Tasting |
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17th Annual Worlds of Flavor |
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2014 WFC - Top Ten - Pasta (10 winners) |
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37th Annual National Pasta Cookoff at the WV Italian Heritage Festival |
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ACF Greater Cincinnati mystery backet competition |
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Akron-Canton Area Cooks and Chefs |
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America Chefs with cooks |
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American Culinary Classic Individuale |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Orem, UT |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Tucker, GA |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Indianapolis, IN |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Missoula, MT |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Gettysburg,PA |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Providence, RI |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Santa Cruz, CA |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Raleigh, NC |
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American Culinary Classic Regional - Las Vegas, NV |
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Austin Mac and Cheeze Takedown (People's Choice) |
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Best Italian Chef Contest |
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Best of Big D - Best Italian Restaurant |
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Brooklyn Mac n Cheeze Takedown (People's Choice) |
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Brooklyn Meatball Takedown (People's Choice) |
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Charleston's Mac n' Cheese Cook-off |
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Dei Fratelli Ripened Recipe Contest |
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Food Champ Challenge - Pasta (5 winners) |
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Great Garlic Festival and Cook-off |
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Greater Balitomore Chapter Comeptition |
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Italian Festival of Iowa Best Sauce |
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Italian Festival Spaghetti Cookoff |
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Just a Pinch - Pasta (3 winners) |
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Los Angeles Mac n Cheeze Takedown |
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Mac & Cheese Fest |
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Napa Valley Pasta Sauce Cookoff |
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North Carolina Chapter Competition |
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Oodles of Noodles Pasta Cook-Off & Silent Auction |
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Pasta World Championship |
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Philadelphia Delaware Valley Chefs Association Competition |
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Pig on the Pond "For the Kids" Mac n' Cheese Competition |
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Professional Chefs of Northeast Pennsylvania competition |
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Puerto Vallarta Pasta Cookoff |
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RCA Professional Culinology Competition |
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Seminole Heights 2nd Annual Mac & Cheese Cookoff |
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Sydney Royal Pasta Competition |
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Texas Chefs Association |
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The Macaroni & Cheese Festival |
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Vini's Italian Recipe Competition |
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Washington State Chefs Association |
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West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival |
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Winter Culinary Salon 4- ACF Michigan Chefs de Cuisine |
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13th Annual Galbani Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro (Feast of LA - Sauce Contest) |
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Best of Phoenix Providence - Best Italian Restaurant |
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Cacique - Go Autentico Challenge Recipe Contest |
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Cincinnati City Beat - Best Italian |
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City Weekly's Best of Utah |
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Columbus Italian Festival Best Italian Recipe Ever |
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Country Woman Pass the Pasta Contest |
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Family Promise Pasta Cookoff |
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Houston Press - Best Pasta & Best Italian Restaurant |
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Il Villaggio Holiday Italian Recipe Contest |
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Jacksonville Magazine - Best Pasta |
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Leo Weekly - Best Italian Restaurant |
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Louisville A List - Best Italian |
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LVRJ Best of Las Vegas |
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Memphis Italian Fest |
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Metro Times - Best Italian Cuisine |
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Minneapolis CityPages - Best Italian Restaurant |
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Nashville Scene - Best of Nashville - Best Italian |
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New Orleans Gambit - Best Italian Restaurant |
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San Antonio Current - Best Italian Restaurant |
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Sauce Magazine - Favorite Italian |
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Seattle Magazine - Best Italian Food |
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.
If you would like to receive updates about additional World Food Championships information, please subscribe to our contact list by filling out the contact form.
The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2015 World Pasta Championship:
United States Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Los Angeles Mac n Cheeze Takedown | US | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Leo Weekly - Best Italian Restaurant | US | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Food Champ Online Recipe Contest | Online Contest, US | |
| Island of Re Potatoes | US | |
| 2014 World Pasta Winner | US | Jan 1, 2015 |
| Chef's Roll | US | May 1, 2015 |
| Celebration Pasta Competition | US | |
| KINGS DOMINION BBQ & BREW FEST | US | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Iron Fork | US | Aug 31, 2015 |
| CFC Pasta | US | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Iron Fork | US | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Intrenational teams | US | |
| Chefs Roll Runner ups | US | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Kenmore Cookmore | US | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Online JAP | US | Sep 19, 2015 |
| James Beard | US | |
| Challenge Butter | US | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Challenge Butter | US | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Best of Phoenix Providence - Best Italian Restaurant | Phoenix, AZ, US | May 15, 2015 |
| Spice Competition | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Napa Valley Pasta Sauce Cookoff | Napa, CA, US | May 2, 2015 |
| Great Garlic Festival and Cook-off | Gilroy, California, US | Jul 24, 2015 |
| 13th Annual Galbani Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro | Hollywood, California, US | Sep 26, 2015 |
| Jacksonville Magazine - Best Pasta | Jacksonville, FL, US | May 1, 2015 |
| ACF Federation | Orlando, FL, US | Jul 31, 2015 |
| FBA End of summer cook out | FL, US | Sep 23, 2015 |
| American Culinary Classic Individuale | Orlando, Florida, US | Aug 15, 2015 |
| Italian Festival of Iowa Best Sauce | Des Moines, IA, US | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Culinary FIght Club | Chicago, IL, US | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Culinary Fight Night Pasta | Chicago, IL, US | Aug 19, 2015 |
| American Culinary Classic Regional - Indianapolis, IN | Indianoplis, IN, US | Jul 23, 2015 |
| Louisville A-List - Best Italian | Louisville, KY, US | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Italian Festival Spaghetti Cookoff | Independence, LA, US | Apr 28, 2015 |
| New Orleans Gambit - Best Italian Restaurant | New Orleans, LA, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Greater Baltimore Chapter Competition | Arnold, MD, US | May 3, 2015 |
| Metro Times - Best Italian Cuisine | Detroit, MI, US | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Sauce Magazine - Favorite Italian | St. Louis, MO, US | Jun 30, 2015 |
| North Carolina Chapter Competition | Raleigh, NC, US | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Past 5 year Champs | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| le cordon bleu Las Vegas Competition | Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 20, 2015 |
| 2013 World Food Champ Winner | Las Vegas, NV, US | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Pasta top ten | Las Vegas, NV, US | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Dei Fratelli Ripened Recipe Contest | Toledo, Ohio, US | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Philadelphia Delaware Valley Chefs Association Competition | Philadelphia, PA, US | May 9, 2015 |
| Mac Madness | Columbia, South Carolina, US | Jul 11, 2015 |
| Memphis Italian Festival | Memphis, TN, US | May 28, 2015 |
| Family Promise Pasta Cookoff | Knoxville, TN, US | Jul 30, 2015 |
| Chattanooga Iron Chef | Chattanooga, TN, US | Sep 19, 2015 |
| San Antonio Current - Best Italian Restaurant | San Antonio, TX, US | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Best of Big D - Best Italian Restaurant | Dallas, TX, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
| West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival | Clarksburg, West Virginia, US | Sep 4, 2015 |
| 37th Annual National Pasta Cookoff at the WV Italian Heritage Festival | Clarksburg, West Virginia, US | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Country Woman Pass the Pasta Contest | Milwaukee , Wisconsin , US | Sep 12, 2015 |
| Charleston's Mac n' Cheese Cook-off | Charleston, WV, US | Mar 28, 2015 |
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| Canadian Food Championships | Edmonton, Canada , CA | Jul 22, 2015 |