COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 8-12, 2017
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 International Qualifiers for the 2017 World Recipe Championship:
Caribbean Food Championships - Coco Beach, Puerto Rico - 6/10/17
The following events are Preferred Qualifiers for the 2017 World Recipe Championship:
Door County Coffee 2017 Recipe Contest - Online - 3/7/17-5/31/17
Porktoberque - Dothan, AL - 9/29/17-10/1/17
Taste of America - 1st Place - Online - 6/1/17-7/5/17
The following events are Elite Qualifiers for the 2017 World Recipe Championship:
Food Champ Online Recipe Contests - Online - Monthly
Wild Card Elite Division - Online - 4/5/17-10/1/17
The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2017 World Recipe Championship:
United States Events
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Best Blogger Dish Ever: Chicken Dish (Better Recipes) | US | |
| Culinary Fight Club | Various Locations, US | |
| Springer Mountain Farms - Chef Brandon | US | |
| Culinary Fight Club - Recipe | Various Locations, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Champion - Anthony Serrano | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 2nd Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 3rd Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 4th Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 5th Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 6th Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 7th Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - 8th Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| 2016 World Recipe Championship - Top Ten - Tenth Place | Orange Beach, AL, US | |
| PorktoberQue | Dothan, AL, US | Sep 29, 2017 |
| PK Grills Steak Cookoff (Appetizer competition) | Little Rock, AR, US | |
| Best of PhoenixNew Times: Best Fried Chicken | Phoenix, AZ, US | |
| Scottsdale Culinary Festival - Teen Challenge - 2nd Place | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Apr 8, 2017 |
| Gloria Ferrar's Glorious Bites - Regional Semi-Finalist - CA | Los Angeles, CA, US | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Gloria Ferrar's Glorious Bites - Regional Semi-Finalist - DC | Washington, DC, US | Sep 22, 2016 |
| Best of Orlando 2016 - Orlando Weekly - Best Fried Chicken | Orlando, FL, US | |
| 2015 World Pasta Champion - Suzanne Kosnick-Clark | Kissimmee, FL, US | |
| Flora-Bama Grit 'N Game - Hunting for Healing | Perdido Key, FL, US | Mar 18, 2017 |
| Springer Mountain Farms Wingfest Winner - Chef Charlie Loomis | Atlanta, GA, US | Aug 20, 2017 |
| McGhee’s Chicago Mac+Cheese Cookoff | Chicago, IL, US | Nov 5, 2016 |
| Pits N Grills Steak Cookoff (Chicken Wing competition) | Springfield, MO, US | Mar 19, 2017 |
| Best of 417 - Best Cashew Chicken | Springfield, MO, US | |
| Best of 417 - Best Chicken Salad | Springfield, MO, US | |
| Best of 417 - Best Chicken Wings | Springfield, MO, US | |
| The Great Ruleville Grilling Steak Cookoff (Appetizer competition) | Ruleville, MS, US | |
| 2012 World Recipe Champion - Carmell Childs | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2013 World Recipe Champion - Beth Peterson | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2014 World Recipe Champion - David Grover | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| 2014 World Pasta Champion - Suzanne Kosnick-Clark | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
| High Steaks Rollin' (Appetizer competition) | Sallisaw, OK, US | Jun 3, 2017 |
| Milford Valley Chicken Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Old Croc's Most Aussome Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Your Best Fried Chicken (Food52) | ONLINE, US | |
| Big Game Challenge | ONLINE, US | Jan 24, 2017 |
| The Johnsonville Sausage Dome - Grand Prize Winner | ONLINE, US | Oct 28, 2016 |
| #WeLoveWFC Facebook Contest | ONLINE, US | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Golden Ticket Chicken Champ Contest - 1st Place | ONLINE, US | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Sinful Food Recipe Qualifier | ONLINE, US | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Mann’s Broccoli Cole Slaw Recipe Contest | ONLINE, US | Sep 1, 2016 |
| Golden Ticket Chicken Champ Contest - 3rd Place | ONLINE, US | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Egg-Cellent Baking Contest | ONLINE, US | May 31, 2017 |
| 2017 The Spice Lab's Online Recipe WFC Golden Ticket Challenge | online, US | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Annual Mushroom Festival - Amateur Mushroom Cook-off | Kennett Square, PA, US | Sep 9, 2017 |
| National Cornbread Festival Championship Cookoff | South Pittsburg, TN, US | Apr 29, 2017 |
| Seven Senses FCJC | Cookeville, TN, US | Sep 24, 2017 |
| Springer Mountain Farms - Chef B.J. Lofback | Nashville, TN, US | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Springer Mountain Farms - Chef Ben Park | Chattanooga, TN, US | |
| Special Invitation - Thomas Zurawsky | Chattanooga, TN, US | |
| Cooks vs. Cons Season 4 Episode 10 - Troy Dye | TV, US | May 24, 2017 |
| The F Word on FOX - Episode 5 - Casey Jones | TV, US | |
| North Texas Steak Cookoff (Appetizer competition) | Keller, TX, US | May 27, 2017 |
| Gloria Ferrar's Glorious Bites - Regional Semi-Finalist - TX | Austin, TX, US | Sep 24, 2016 |
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Food Championships - Recipe - 1st and 2nd Place | Edmonton, AB, CA | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Taste of the World - France | FR | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Taste of the World - Haiti | HT | Jun 1, 2017 |