COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 9-13, 2016
ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA
Bacon is no longer just a food … it’s a way of life. America is bacon obsessed. We have shirts, and merch, and fan websites, television shows, entire restaurants all dedicated to broadcasting as loudly as possible, how much we truly love bacon.
The World Food Championships celebrates America’s signature decadence – Bacon. The Bacon World Championship will pit 50 of the world’s best culinary craftsmen against each other for the title of Bacon World Champion. Home cooks, restaurateurs and chefs will all compete to see whose cuisine reigns supreme. The champion will then take their bacon and their best effort to the Final Table for a chance to win the World Food Championship.
BACON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
$10,000 GRAND PRIZE
Schedule and Rules
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.
2016 Competitor Packets
Competition Schedule and Rules
The Bacon World 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 International Qualifiers for the 2016 Bacon World Championship:
Canadian Food Championships
The following event is a Super Qualifier for the 2016 Bacon World Championship:
River Falls Bacon Bash
The following events are Preferred Qualifiers for the 2016 Bacon World Championship:
Bacon and Beer Classic (Chicago)
Bacon and Beer Classic (Denver)
Bacon and Beer Classic (New York)
Bacon and Beer Classic (San Jose)
Bacon and Beer Classic (Santa Clara)
Bacon and Beer Classic (Seattle)
Big Bacon Bonanza
Telluride Wine Festival (Bacon competition)
The following events are Elite Qualifiers for the 2016 Bacon World Championship:
Game Day Chef Challenge
PorktoberQue
The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2016 Bacon World Championship:
United States Events
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| WFC Food Champ Online Contests | US | |
| Military Chef Battle - Bacon - Special Invite | US | |
| ACF Regional Hot Food Competition | US | |
| Juneau Bacon Fest | Juneau, AK, US | Jan 30, 2016 |
| PorktoberQue | Dothan, AL, US | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Spectrum Resorts - Executive Chef Competition | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - Tenth Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| Bacon & Barrels (San Diego) | San Diego, CA, US | May 21, 2016 |
| Bacon & Barrels (San Luis Obispo) | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Sacramento Bacon Fest | Sacramento, CA, US | Jan 25, 2016 |
| San Diego Bacon Fest | San Diego, CA, US | Sep 3, 2016 |
| San Mateo Bacon Brew | San Mateo, CA, US | Oct 10, 2015 |
| Bacon and Beer Classic (San Jose) | San Jose, CA, US | Nov 14, 2015 |
| Bacon and Beer Classic (Santa Clara) | Santa Clara, CA, US | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Bacon, Blues & Brews | Lancaster, CA, US | May 14, 2016 |
| Everything Bacon Contest at the LA County Fair | Pomona, CA, US | Sep 17, 2016 |
| Baconfest - Dell'Osso Family Farm - Professional Chef Cook-off | Lathrop, CA, US | Jun 18, 2016 |
| Baconfest - Dell'Osso Family Farm - Amateur Cook-off | Lathrop, CA, US | Jun 18, 2016 |
| Bacon and Beer Classic (Denver) | Denver, CO, US | Apr 16, 2016 |
| Telluride Wine Festival (Bacon competition) | Telluride, CO, US | Jun 23, 2016 |
| Washington City Paper - Best Bacon | Washington, DC, US | |
| Dewey/Rehobeth Beach Bacon Fest | Rehoboth Beach, DE, US | Apr 23, 2016 |
| 2015 Bacon World Champion | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 8th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 5th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 4th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 9th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 2nd Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 7th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 6th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - Tenth Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 Bacon World Championship - Top Ten - 3rd Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| Food Fight Night event at Imperium Wine & Spirits | Kissimmee, FL, US | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Smokin' Pig BBQ Fest (Bacon competition) | Lake City, FL, US | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Culinary Fight Club (Atlanta Bacon Classic) | Atlanta, GA, US | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Blue Ribbon Bacon Fest | Des Moines, IA, US | Feb 20, 2016 |
| Cedar Valley Baconfest | Cedar Falls, IA, US | Apr 2, 2016 |
| Dubuque Area Baconfest | Dubuque, IA, US | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Big Bacon Bonanza | Davenport, IA, US | Apr 9, 2016 |
| Culinary Fight Club (Chicago Bacon Classic) | Chicago, IL, US | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Culinary Fight Club (Kansas City Bacon Classic) | Kansas City, KS, US | Apr 20, 2016 |
| Baconfest Washington Missouri | Washington, MO, US | Jun 11, 2016 |
| Beer and Bacon Festival | Cary, NC, US | Apr 9, 2016 |
| Bacon & Beer Festival | Fargo, ND, US | Mar 5, 2016 |
| Kiwanis Baconfest Columbus | Columbus, NE, US | Apr 2, 2016 |
| Omaha Beer and Bacon Festival | Omaha, NE, US | Aug 13, 2016 |
| 2013 Bacon World Champion | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| BWC Bacon Competition | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2014 World Food Champion | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2014 Bacon World Champion | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| Beer, Bourbon and Bacon Festival | Rhinebeck, NY, US | Jun 18, 2016 |
| Hudson Valley Beer Bourbon & Bacon | Rhinebeck, NY, US | Jun 18, 2016 |
| Roc City Rib Fest - (Bacon championship) | Rochester, NY, US | May 27, 2016 |
| Bacon and Beer Classic (New York) | New York, NY, US | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Charcuterie Masters - (Other/Bacon category) | Queens, NY, US | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Whiskey Fried Classic | New York, NY, US | Jul 9, 2016 |
| Buckeye Bacon Bash | Columbus, OH, US | Apr 23, 2016 |
| Oklahoma Gazette - Best of Bacon | Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
| Just A Pinch - 2015 Top Ten - Bacon - 4th Place | ONLINE, US | |
| Just A Pinch - 2016 - Bacon | ONLINE, US | |
| Taste of America - 1st Place | ONLINE, US | |
| Taste of America - 3rd Place | ONLINE, US | |
| Aporkalypse Now! Hood River's Bacon Fest | Hood River, OR, US | Jan 29, 2016 |
| Showdown In Juarez Canyon - ("Anything with Bacon" competition) | Oregon City, OR, US | Sep 3, 2016 |
| Five Star Food Fight | Chattanooga, TN, US | Aug 7, 2016 |
| marcia's bacon thing | cookeville, tn, US | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Recipe Hunters - Episode 208 - Stop, drop & Casserole! | TV, US | |
| Guy's Grocery Games "Big Bacon Battle" - Episode Episode: GK0902H | TV, US | |
| Austin Bacon and Beer Festival | Austin, TX, US | Jan 24, 2016 |
| Bacon Bash Texas | Cranfills Gap, TX, US | Oct 15, 2016 |
| BBQ at the Ball Park - (Bacon competition) | Houston, TX, US | Aug 13, 2016 |
| BaconFest VA | Roanoke, VA, US | Aug 6, 2016 |
| King's Dominion Military Chef BBQ Battle (Bacon competition) | Doswell, VA, US | Jul 2, 2016 |
| Grill for Ten Grand | Suquamish, WA, US | Aug 27, 2016 |
| Game Day Chef Challenge - Northwest Regional Champion | Seattle, WA, US | Oct 17, 2015 |
| River Falls Bacon Bash - Bacon - People's Choice | River Falls, WI, US | Sep 17, 2016 |
| Bacon, BBQ & Brews Fest - Best in Show | Sun Prairie, WI, US |
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Food Championships - Bacon - First Place | Edmonton, AB, CA | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Canadian Food Championships - Bacon - Second Place | Edmonton, AB, CA | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Bangaloure Chef - Special Invitation | IN |