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Top Local Chef winner to compete in World Food Championships

  The battle was spicier than ever in the fourth annual Top Local Chef competition, produced by LocalShops1 and Intensity Academy. But only one chef could go home with the Top Local Chef title and a wild card spot in the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, where he will compete for prizes up to $500,000.

April 29, 2014

So You’re Going to the World Food Championships – Do You Fly Solo or Have Some Help?

  Cooking at World Food Championships   One of the many great things about the World Food  Championships is the fact that professional and amateur cooks come together to compete in one arena and the food is all that matters, not pedigree, not career but the food, only the food.

April 29, 2014

Festival Extends Coverage and Offerings

Hunter Hayes speaks with Ashley Eicher in front of the Mane Stage for AXS TV's expanded Countdown to Stagecoach coverage. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM INDIO, CALIF. — Empire Polo Club in Indio was filled with unique and interactive components for this year’s Stagecoach festival, produced by Goldenvoice and held April 25-27.

April 29, 2014

Round 2: Bull Burger Battles are back!

Hot off the grill! The World Food Championships and Bull Outdoor® Products are excited to announce that the Bull Burger Battles will be firing up for the second season in 2014. Bull Burger Battles are a nationwide series of live-event burger cookoffs to find the best burger cooks and chefs across the country.

April 23, 2014

Through the Eyes of a Food Judge at the World Food Championships

by Heather Tallman  Last November I traveled to Las Vegas, for the first time, to serve as a judge at the World Food Championships. I was asked late in the summer to attend and judge the sandwich and dessert categories- so of course I said yes! For the last 4-5 years I have judged countless food events in Indiana from cocktail contests to maple syrup recipe contests, BBQ to bacon.

April 22, 2014

Reser's "America's Best Potato Salad Challenge" Returns; Top 10 Recipe Contestants Vie for More Than $20,000 in Prize Money

Reser’s Cares to Donate One Case of Potato Salad to Local Food Banks for Every Recipe Submitted Beaverton Ore (PRWEB) April 15, 2014  America's Best Potato Salad Challenge For every recipe that we receive, Reser’s Cares promises to donate one case of potato salad to hunger organizations that serve our nation’s  hungry.   Reser’s third annual “America’s Best Potato Salad Challenge” is asking all food lovers to get creative and submit their best original potato salad recipe.

April 15, 2014

America's Best Potato Salad is Back!

The quest to find the perfect potato salad is a life-long journey that has been the source of friendly family rivalries for decades. To celebrate this timeless debate, Reser's Fine Foods® decided to make things interesting and invite people to put their spuds on display for a national debate. Back for its third year, Reser's Fine Foods® is inviting the nation to participate in America's Best Potato Salad Challenge, boasting more than $20,000 in prize money plus a trip to Las Vegas to compete for the national title at the World Food Championships.

April 10, 2014

Winning BBQ Team from Tri-State Also Advancing to WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS

We just received word that the winning team from the Tri-State BBQ Festival will also advance to the World Food Championships in Las Vegas in November, 2014. The winning team will receive the “golden ticket” and will compete against some of the best competition cooking teams from around the world.

March 24, 2014

Max Silvestri, Gail Simmons & Marcus Samuelsson to Host The Feed on the New FYI Network

by Hillary DixlerBig news for food television: A+E Networks has announced the launchof FYI, a new network focusing on "personal creativity" and "adventurous approach to viewers' taste, space, look, journey and more." The network will debut on July 7, and has already greenlighted six original series and has two pilots in development, as first noted by the Hollywood Reporter. The slate includes programs featuring Gail Simmons, Marcus Samuelsson, Max Silvestri, as well asTiffany Derry, Jeffrey Saad, and the Epic Meal Time crew. Among the new series is a "part road show, part buddy comedy, part talk show" called The Feed, starring Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, NYC chef and The Taste judge Marcus Samuelsson, and comedian and Eater's former Top Chef recapper Max Silvestri. Together the hosts will "anchor a rollicking adventure into the creative world of cooking, food trends and food culture in America." Says Silvestri: "It is high-time Hollywood cashed in on my appeal among upscale women in their early 40s." The guys behind YouTube's Epic Meal Time will be getting their own series, fittingly called The Epic Meal Show. The premise is similar to the team's YouTube videos, featuring recipes that are "visually mind-blowing spins on food preparation and presentation." Presumably there will be lots of junk food and bacon.

February 26, 2014

FYI Network Sets First Slate, Launch Date (Exclusive)

The first batch of shows include a pair of home renovation shows, a new twist on YouTube Sensation "Epic Meal Time" and a style makeover series. A&E "B.O.R.N. to Style" cast A version of this story first appeared in the March 7 issue of The Hollywood Reportermagazine. RECOMMENDED FYI Network Hires Two Development Executives  FYI has set a date.

February 26, 2014