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Santa Barbara cooks fired up for World Food Championships

L.J. Washington caught the competitive-cooking bug bad, thanks in large part to this newspaper, having won The Santa Barbara Independent’s 2012 Sandwich Showdown by beating two professional chefs. Since then, this Carpinteria resident, who is originally from New Orleans, won a KEYT BackyardBBQ Contest, a Carpinteria Chili Cookoff, and took part in the Today show Father’s Day Burger Battle, where she got to schmooze with Giada De Laurentiis.

November 6, 2014

Ten Competitors Earn Golden Tickets at Scottsdale Sizzlin' Showdown

Ten Competitors Earn Golden Tickets at Scottsdale Sizzlin' Showdown

October 29, 2014

Southern Pride Partners with WFC

Southern Pride BBQ Pits and Smokers is announced as the Official Smoker of the 2014 World Chef Challenge and as a brand parter to the 2014 World Barbecue Championship.

October 8, 2014

Tickets Punched at Music City Cookoff

The Music City Cookoff featured competitions in both seafood and dessert. The top three placing competitors in each category earned their Golden Tickets to the World Food Championships.

September 25, 2014

WFC Competition Schedule Announced

The World Food Championships has released the competition and entertainment schedule for the 2014 event this November in Las Vegas.

September 10, 2014

Legendary Eats at 17th Street BBQ in Murphysboro

The small town of Murphysboro (population 7,894) has made huge waves in America’s barbecue industry thanks to its landmark restaurant, 17th Street BBQ. Barbecue aficionados refer to owner and champion pitmaster Mike Mills as simply “The Legend.”

August 20, 2014

Orange County mom takes home top honors at Bull Burger Battle

With just four seconds left on the clock, Kelly Lucas-Shippey barely turned her burgers in on time for the Bull Burger Battle in San Diego, presented by Bull Outdoor Products, Inc. But according to the judges, it was well worth the risk. Shippey’s SoCal Blackstrap Sliders, featuring a tangy Blackstrap sauce, bacon and a little heat proved to be the competition favorite, affording Shippey the first place win.

August 14, 2014

Don't Miss the Final Table episode, Thursday on FYI!

Since July 10th, the World Food Championships on FYI has been featuring category championships from Burger to BBQ, and now the Final Table is set! Seven champions will face their toughest test yet: each other! As well as seven world-class, culinary judges who will determine the ultimate dish that deserves a $50,000 pay day!

August 8, 2014

WFC Raises the Stakes

As if MORE categories, MORE competitors, BIGGER challenges and a TV debut weren't enough....the World Food Championships just raised the bar AGAIN! We are pleased to announce that our Final Table Grand Prize award in 2014 will be $100,000! In other words, the Ultimate Food Fight now has the Ultimate Food Payout!

June 27, 2014

World Food Championships TV Show Premieres July 10

That's right, the World Food Championships are based out of Nashville, where a small local advertising agency known as MMA Creative has taken their experience as the marketing arm of theKansas City Barbecue Society and multiplied it by many levels of complexity to create an event that crowns a champion cook from many different disciplines.

June 24, 2014