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Cheddar & Chive Biscuits with Orange Habanero Bacon Jam #SaucyMama

  By: Nikki Miller-Ka Remember that time I went to Las Vegas for the World Food Championships?Well, I'm attempting to get there again!I applied to be one of 25 food bloggers to receive SIX of Saucy Mama Cafe's signature sauces and vie to create the best recipe using one or more of the sauces. AND I WAS SELECTED! I was introduced to the sauces in 2013 at WFC and I'm super stoked that I get tohoard all of the sauces share my creation with you!

May 12, 2014

Homer's Backyard Ball Selected for World Food Championships Qualifying

AMARILLO -- Homer's Backyard Ball has been selected as a qualifier for the World Food Championships, the worlds highest-stakes food competition, slated for November 12-18 in downtown Las Vegas.   The Homers Grand Champion, which will be selected at Homerstock on Saturday, May 17th, will receive a travel stipend and free entry to the November event.   To compete to be the Homers Grand Champion, contestants must turn in all three categories (chicken, brisket and ribs).  The local winner will then secure a spot in the World Food Championships, often referred to as The Ultimate Food Fight.  The Championships are limited to 550 competitors, with a total purse of $300,000. 

May 6, 2014

Crowds turn out for BBQ Festival

With the clock ticking Saturday afternoon, members of Pappy’s BBQ scrambled to get their beef brisket ready to be judged. Members of Pappy’s BBQ team layered shavings, slices and chunks of beef brisket in an intricate order before carrying it off to the judges for the 2 p.m. deadline. Philip Sloop, Dothan resident and team member of Pappy’s BBQ, said their five-member team led by head cook Jim Ridley submitted entries for barbecue chicken, ribs, Boston butt, and brisket categories within the professional division.

May 6, 2014

Homer's Grand Champion to be selected on May 17

by Grayson Edds  AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Homer's Backyard Ball has been selected as a qualifier for this fall's World Food Championships, the world's highest-stakes food competiton, and this year's Homer's Grand Champion selected on May 17 will receive a travel stipend and free entry to the November event.

May 5, 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

5 Quick Questions with Simon Majumdar

Food Network host and author Simon Majumdar and I first met last August in Las Vegas outside the Kitchen Arena that was set up as the battleground for the World Food Championships: The Ultimate Food Fight. My buddy Ben Vaughn introduced us, and I handed Simon a copy of our cookbook, The Southern Vegetarian. We immediately started talking food.

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

Nation's Top BBQ Pitmasters Compete at 5th Annual Suncoast BBQ & Blue Grass Bash

Venice,Florida (PRWEB)  On April 19th thousands will descend on Venice Municipal Airport for the 5th Annual Suncoast BBQ and Bluegrass Bash. The highly anticipated event is proud to host this years Florida Barbecue State Championship and will attract 60 world renowned BBQ Competitors to compete for a $15,000 purse and automatic inclusion to the Food Networks World Food Championship in Las Vegas, NV.

April 9, 2014

BBQ cook-off and festival crowns winner, runs out of barbeque

By Lara Saavedra    WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Over 40 teams vied to be named the state's best barbeque at the Third Annual Commissioners Cup BBQ Cook Off & Festival.

March 22, 2014