COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 9-13, 2016
ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA
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.
WORLD RECIPE 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 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 events are Preferred Qualifiers for the 2016 World Recipe Championship:
A Very Berry Breakfast
Annual Mushroom Festival - Amateur Mushroom Cook-off
Door County Coffee 2016 Recipe Contest
The following events are Elite Qualifiers for the 2016 World Recipe Championship:
Game Day Chef Challenge
The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2016 World Recipe Championship:
United States Events
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Wampler's Online Contest - Recipe - 1st Place | US | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Wampler's Online Contest - Recipe - 2nd Place | US | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Wampler's Online Contest - Recipe - 3rd Place | US | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Wampler's Online Contest - Recipe - 4th Place | US | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Wampler's Online Contest - Recipe - 5th Place | US | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Chef's Roll Center Stage Qualifier | US | |
| Taste of America - 2nd Place (paid) | US | |
| National Peanut Festival 2015 Recipe Contest | Dothan, AL, US | Nov 5, 2015 |
| The Rocket Chef - Fan Favorite | Huntsville, AL, US | Aug 8, 2016 |
| Scottsdale Spice Culinary Event - Judge's Choice | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Sep 12, 2016 |
| Scottsdale Spice Culinary Event - People's Choice | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Sep 12, 2016 |
| California Strawberry Festival Berry Blast Off Recipe Contest | Oxnard, CA, US | May 21, 2016 |
| Great Gilroy Garlic Festival Recipe Contest and Cook-Off | Gilroy, CA, US | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Mountain Mandarin Festival Recipe Contest | Auburn, CA, US | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Ruby Fresh Chef's Challenge | Firebaugh, CA, US | Oct 1, 2015 |
| World Wrapped Cooking Competition Contest | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Oct 2, 2015 |
| Game Day Chef Challenge - West Regional Champion | Los Angeles, CA, US | Nov 28, 2015 |
| Telluride Wine Festival - Celebrity Chef Brunch Cook-off | Telluride, CO, US | Jun 23, 2016 |
| 2015 World Recipe Champion | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 8th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 5th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 4th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 9th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 2nd Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 7th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 6th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - Tenth Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 3rd Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| Taste Of Oviedo Citrus And Celery Cook Off | Oviedo, FL, US | Mar 12, 2016 |
| Food Fight Night event at Thai Tani | Kissimmee, FL, US | Nov 2, 2015 |
| 2015 World Pasta Championship - Top Ten - 3rd Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Pasta Championship - Top Ten - 5th Place | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| Best of the Best on the Emerald Coast | Destin, FL, US | Oct 22, 2016 |
| Southern Peanut Growers Foodservice Recipe Contest | Canton, GA, US | Dec 31, 2015 |
| QC Tailgate Cookoff - (Breakfast competition) | Quad Cities (Davenport), IA, US | May 21, 2016 |
| America's Home Baking Recipe Competition - Coffee Cake | Chicago, IL, US | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Quaker Oats Bring Your Best Bowl | Chicago, IL, US | Mar 12, 2016 |
| McGhee’s Chicago Mac+Cheese Cookoff | Chicago, IL, US | Nov 5, 2016 |
| National Maple Syrup Festival Sweet Victory Challenge - Breakfast Category | Medora, IN, US | Mar 5, 2016 |
| National Maple Syrup Festival Sweet Victory Challenge - Breakfast Category - People's Choice | Medora, IN, US | Mar 5, 2016 |
| Ocean Spray® “Surprisingly Versatile” Grapefruit Recipe Contest | Lakeville-Middleboro, MA, US | Jan 31, 2015 |
| Battle Of The Bagels Contest | Arnold, MD, US | Nov 1, 2015 |
| Maine Restaurant Week Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off 2016 | South Portland, ME, US | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Cashew Craze | Springfield, MO, US | May 21, 2016 |
| Beef: It's What's For Breakfast Recipe Contest | Raleigh, NC, US | Oct 23, 2015 |
| House-Autry Mills "Kiss My Grits Recipe Contest" | Raleigh, NC, US | Oct 2, 2015 |
| North Carolina Apple Growers Association Apple Recipe Contest | Raleigh, NC, US | Oct 2, 2015 |
| North Carolina Pecan Association Pecan Recipe Contest | Raleigh, NC, US | Oct 2, 2015 |
| The Incredibly Good Eggs! Recipe Contest | Raleigh, NC, US | Oct 2, 2015 |
| 2012 World Recipe Champion | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2013 World Recipe Champion | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2014 World Recipe Champion | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| Spud Nation™ Throwdown | Las Vegas, NV, US | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Staten Island Advance Cookbook Taste-Off Event | Staten Island, NY, US | Mar 19, 2016 |
| The Ordinary Extraordinary Potato Recipe Contest | New York, NY, US | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Get Wild With Wild Rice Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | May 16, 2016 |
| Bass Pecan Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Mad About Mushrooms Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Our State Local Flavor Recipe Contest: Blueberries | ONLINE, US | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Second Annual National Sausage Month Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Texas Co-Op Power: Eggs, Plain And Fancy | ONLINE, US | Oct 10, 2015 |
| Texas Co-Op Power: Peaches | online, US | Jan 10, 2016 |
| Your Best Washington Potato Recipe - Culinary Student Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Kerrygold AYSO Mac & Cheese Contest | ONLINE, US | Nov 4, 2015 |
| PepsiCo Game Day Grub Match | ONLINE, US | Jan 8, 2016 |
| A Very Berry Breakfast | ONLINE, US | Jun 15, 2016 |
| Door County Coffee 2016 Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Just A Pinch - 2015 Top Ten - Recipe - 10th Place | ONLINE, US | |
| Just A Pinch - 2015 Top Ten - Recipe - 3rd Place | ONLINE, US | |
| Royalty Pecans Recipe Contest - Special Ingredient Challenge | ONLINE, US | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Annual Mushroom Festival - Amateur Mushroom Cook-off | Kennett Square, PA, US | Sep 10, 2016 |
| National Cornbread Festival Championship Cookoff - 1st Place | South Pittsburg, TN, US | Apr 23, 2016 |
| National Cornbread Festival Championship Cookoff - 2nd Place | South Pittsburg, TN, US | Apr 23, 2016 |
| National Cornbread Festival Championship Cookoff - 3rd Place | South Pittsburg, TN, US | Apr 23, 2016 |
| International Biscuit Festival | Knoxville, TN, US | May 20, 2017 |
| Food Network's Cooks vs Cons: Season 2 Premiere "Doughnut Derby" | TV, US | Jul 10, 2016 |
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1st National Pork and Egg Festival - Best Egg-Inspired Recipe in a Jiffy | Mandaluyong City, PH | Oct 13, 2015 |