WFC News Archive for May 2019

The World Food Championships Selects 24-Hour Club As Local Non-Profit Beneficiary

The World Food Championships (WFC) announced it will be using one of its signature events to benefit The Dallas 24-Hour Club, a nonprofit organization that provides sober transitional living for homeless individuals.

May 30, 2019

WFC Crowns Its 7th World Food Champion in New Orleans & Prepares for TV Show on CNBC

The Big Easy proved to be anything but easy for ten talented cooks at the “The Final Table New Orleans” crescendo of World Food Championships’ (WFC).After two days and three rounds of intense cooking challenges, the world’s largest Food Sport competition crowned its 7th annual World Food Champion. The winner of the New Orlean’s themed competition will be revealed in a one-hour television program this August on CNBC.

May 22, 2019

World Food Championships Pulls Up a Seat for Local Sysco Chef at its $100,000 Final Table

It turns out that the "Big Easy" might not be so easy after all with Sysco’s Corporate Chef Raymond Yakelis being added to the World Food Championships’ (WFC) celebrity judge panel for its 7th Annual Final Table Challenge in New Orleans.

May 14, 2019

Two-time World Pasta Champion Takes a Judge’s Seat at WFC’s Final Table

The World Food Championships (WFC) rounds out its celebrity panel for the 7th Annual Final Table Challenge in New Orleans with the addition of Two-Time World Pasta Champion and WFC Ambassador⸺Suzanne Clark.

May 13, 2019

How You Can Become Involved In The World’s Largest Food Sport Event

The World Food Championships (WFC), Dallas’ newest foodie festival, is only a few months away from making its debut October 16-20 at Reunion Tower Lawn. Leading up to the Main Event, WFC has presented opportunities for locals and surrounding areas to get involved.

May 7, 2019

Minor’s® Makes Major Food Sport Move in 2019

The World Food Championships (WFC) welcomes Minor’s® back for another year of food-fighting! The #1 preferred flavor base of professional chefs has signed on for its second year as the Official Structured Sponsor of the World Chef Category.

May 7, 2019

The World Food Championships’ Final Table Judges’ Panel Just Got “Rich”

The World Food Championships (WFC) announced two new additions to its celebrity panel for the 7th Annual Final Table Challenge in New Orleans this May –– Antonie’s Executive Chef Rich Lee and CEO Rick Blount. The challenge that will determine which cook will be crowned the next World Food Champion and win the $100,000 prize will feature a remarkable moment –– the addition of a menu item to one of America's oldest family-owned restaurants.

May 3, 2019

7 Ways To Enjoy The 8th Annual World Food Championships

Tickets for the 8th Annual World Food Championships (WFC) went on sale today, setting the scene for Food Sport’s debut in Dallas this October. But for the newcomers to this event, what’s all the buzz about? Well, here’s a snapshot of the best bets — seven, in fact — on how to enjoy the world’s largest culinary competition, which will bring more than 1,500 chefs to downtown Dallas this fall…

May 1, 2019