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COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 3-10, 2015
KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA

Food is America's true obsession. Online and local recipe competitions give home cooks a venue for showing off their best stuff and competing with their own culinary creations.

The World Food Championship will select 50 winners from branded competitions, online recipe contests, live cookoffs and award-winning chefs to receive automatic invitations to enter and compete at The World Food Championships.  The competitors in the World Recipe Championship will be creating dishes that focus on one highlighted ingredient or theme. The champion will earn their right to fight for the grand prize and the coveted title of World Food Champion.

The theme for the 2015 World Recipe Championship is FRESH. Fresh means Fresh! Ingredients and products that have never been frozen or canned! - A recipe that brings those natural tastes to life for the Judge's discerning palate! All competitors will be creating dishes that highlight a featured ingredient as the star performer of their unique recipe.The list below indicates the events that will produce automatic qualifiers for the 2015 World Recipe Championship.


WORLD RECIPE 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 and Rules 

The World Recipe 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 competitions are preferred qualifying events for the 2015 World Recipe Championship:

Saucy Mama's 2015 Tailgate Cookoff (at the Oregon State Fair!)

Cookmore World Food Recipe Challenge 

GameDay Chef Challenge

The following competitions are automatic qualifying events for the 2015 World Recipe Championship: 

Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash — Smokin' Iron Chef Throwdown  

14th Annual PA Sweet Potato Festival

2014 WFC - Top Ten - Recipe (10 winners)

4th Annual Gluten-Free for Life Expo

5th Annual Homegrown Recipe Contest

Annual Dei Fratelli Ripened Recipe Contest

Avocados From Mexico Fanwich Contest

Backyard Farms 'Falling for Tomatoes' Recipe Contest

Bass Pecan Recipe Contest

Bruce's Yams Holiday Recipe Contest

California Strawberry Blastoff Recipe Contest

Cantry Recipe Cook-Off Contest

Chiquita - Ultimate Banana Recipe Contest

Del Monte - Add Some Garden Contest

DOLE California Cook-Off

Eggland's Best Your Best Recipe

Eggo Your Way Recipe Contest

Epicurious Perfect Taste Challenge

Fisher My Fresh Twist Recipe Contest

Food Champ Challenge - Recipe (5 winners)

Get Wild with Wild Rice Recipe Contest

Gluten Free Food Allergy Fest - Lakeland FL

Gluten Free Food Allergy Fest 2015 - Austin, TX

Go Nuts for Meatless Monday Recipe Contest

Great Garlic Festival Recipe Contest & Cook-off

Green Giant Fresh Recipe of Life Contest

Hawaii Food Products Recipe Contest

Idaho Potato Recipe Contest

International Olive Oil Competition

Jones Dairy Farm Rise Sizzle and Shine

Just a Pinch (3 winners)

Local Flavor Recipe Contest: Strawberries

Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission’s Louisiana Yam Recipe Contest

Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission’s Louisiana Yam Recipe Contest - Professional Chef

MacDaddy Vegan Mac N Cheeze Cook-off

Mad About Mushrooms Recipe Contest

Man o Manischewitz Recipe Contest

Meijer Great Recipe Challenge

Bella Sun Luci Recipe Contest — (Mooney Farms)

Mrs. Blum's Recipe Contest

Napa Truffle Festival

National Cornbread Festival Championship Cookoff

Neighborhood to Nation Recipe Contest

Ocean Spray® “Surprisingly Versatile” Grapefruit Recipe Contest

Pork Board America's Top Griller

Royalty Pecans Recipe Challenge

Southern Peanut Growers Foodservice Recipe Contest

Swap It Or Top It Mushroom Recipe Contest

T. Marzetti - Chef Inspired Recipe Contest

Taste of Oviedo Citrus and Celery Cook off

The So Delicious Dairy-Free 3 Course Recipe Contest

Vegetarian Times Reader Recipe Contest: Family Favorites!

Wingapalooza 

 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. Rules, processes and tournament structure for the WFC are subject to change, but all decisions made by the WFC competition committee are final.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.

The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2015 World Recipe Championship:

United States Events

Event Location Date
Great Garlic Festival Recipe Contest and Cook-offUSMay 1, 2015
Mrs. Blum's Recipe ContestUSMay 1, 2015
Idaho Potato Recipe ContestUSMay 29, 2015
Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission’s Louisiana Yam Recipe ContestUSJun 30, 2015
Bella Sun Luci Recipe Contest - (Mooney Farms)USJul 1, 2015
Swap It Or Top It Mushroom Recipe ContestUSJul 23, 2015
Food Champ Online Recipe ContestOnline Contest, US
Food Champ Online Recipe ContestUS
Chef's RollUSMay 1, 2015
KINGS DOMINION BBQ & BREW FESTUSAug 1, 2015
Fresh CompetitionUSAug 18, 2015
Iron ForkUSAug 31, 2015
CFC FreshUSAug 31, 2015
Iron ForkUSAug 31, 2015
Intrenational teams US
Chefs Roll Runner upsUSSep 22, 2015
Kenmore CookmoreUSSep 23, 2015
Online JAPUSSep 19, 2015
FoodChamp RecipeUSSep 1, 2015
Food Champ Recipe - WFCUSSep 1, 2015
James BeardUS
Duda Farms online competition - Sponsor's Online CompetitionUSSep 30, 2015
LO charity event - SKALUSSep 20, 2015
Spice CompetitionScottsdale, AZ, USSep 20, 2015
Game Day Chef ChallengePasadena, CA, USAug 1, 2015
Maple Leaf Farms strut your duckCA, USSep 9, 2015
Cantry Recipe Cook-off ContestWashington, DC, USMar 31, 2015
Vegetarian Times Reader Recipe Contest: Family Favorites!Palm Coast, FL, USMar 31, 2015
Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash - Venice, FLNokomis, FL, USApr 18, 2015
Green, Sustainable, Local Food Cooking CompetitionDeland, FL, USApr 24, 2015
ACF FederationOrlando, FL, USJul 31, 2015
FBA End of summer cook outFL, USSep 23, 2015
Culinary FIght ClubChicago, IL, USAug 1, 2015
Pork Board America's Top GrillerDes Moines, Iowa, USSep 20, 2015
Get Wild with Wild Rice ChallengeSt. Paul, Missouri , USAug 16, 2015
Neighborhood to Nation Recipe ContestMinneapolis, MN, USSep 30, 2015
Cashew CrazeSpringfield, MO, USApr 18, 2015
Table Rock and RibsSpringfield, MO, USMay 22, 2015
Man o Manischewitz Recipe ContestNewark, New Jersey, USSep 19, 2015
Past 5 year ChampsLas Vegas, NV, US
Top Ten Recipe WinnerLas Vegas, NV, USJan 1, 2015
le cordon bleu Las Vegas CompetitionLas Vegas, NV, USJul 20, 2015
Saucy Mama's 2015 Tailgate CookoffSalem, Oregon, USAug 28, 2015
14th Annual PA Sweet Potato FestivalStewartsville, PA, USSep 26, 2015
Chattanooga Market FiveStar Food FightChattanooga , Tennessee, USAug 9, 2015
National Cornbread Festival Championship CookoffSouth Pittsburg, TN, USApr 25, 2015
Macy's Grilling GuruNashville, TN, USJun 6, 2015
Chattanooga Iron ChefChattanooga, TN, USSep 19, 2015
Royalty Pecans Recipe ChallengeCaldwell, TX, USApr 30, 2015
National Lentil FestivalPullman, WA, USSep 17, 2015
Jones Dairy Farm Rise Sizzle and ShineFort Atkinson, Wisconsin , USOct 1, 2015