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Home Cook Beats Out Professional Chefs In $100,000 Cooking Contest

California’s Lidia Haddadian, known as the “Diamond Chef” in Food Sport, has finally claimed her World Food Champion title after defeating nine other talented category champions in a culinary gauntlet that occurred in Indianapolis, Indiana. The two-time category champion, who originally claimed her titles at the World Food Championships in 2018 and 2019, went home to Pasadena with her name engraved on the event’s golden platter and the $100,000 grand prize.

October 7, 2020

Pasadena Home Cook Makes It To World Food Champion Crowning Moment

Two-time Champion, Lidia Haddadian, recently competed in the World Food Championships (WFC) final culinary gauntlet in Indianapolis, Indiana, where nine other champions navigated three cooking challenges in their quest to earn the biggest title in Food Sport, along with a $100,000 grand prize.

September 22, 2020

Tallahassee Political Consultant Makes It To World Food Champion Crowning Moment

World Seafood Champion, Josh Cooper recently competed in the World Food Championships (WFC) final culinary gauntlet in Indianapolis, Indiana, where nine other champions navigated three cooking challenges in their quest to earn the biggest title in Food Sport, along with a $100,000 grand prize.

September 22, 2020

World Food Championships Unveils $100,000 Champion On The Cooking Channel

The World Food Championships (WFC), recently finished its Final Table culinary gauntlet in Indianapolis, Indiana, where ten world food champions navigated three cooking challenges in their quest to earn the biggest title in Food Sport, along with a $100,000 grand prize.

September 21, 2020

The Bacon Babe Makes It To Final Table Crowning Moment

Bacon World Champion, Jodi Taffel, recently competed in the World Food Championships (WFC) final culinary gauntlet in Indianapolis, Indiana, where nine other champions navigated three cooking challenges in their quest to earn the biggest title in Food Sport, along with a $100,000 grand prize.

September 18, 2020

Chef Abbi Merriss Added To Key Challenge At “Final Table: Indy”

Chef Greg Hardesty will play a key role in the World Food Championships (WFC) crowning moment as the recipe developer for the second challenge at “Final Table:Indy,” where five of WFC’s champions will be one step closer to the $100,000 grand prize.

July 28, 2020

Biscuits and Jampionship Is Back In 2020

At the 2019 World Food Championships (WFC), The Jelly Queens produced a unique ancillary competition called Biscuits and Jampionship, challenging competitors to make an original flavor of jelly. Now, THE Jelly Queen herself, Donna Collins, is bringing back this sweet gig with some prize money.

April 24, 2020

Upcoming WFC Qualifiers Rescheduled For Later Dates

Like most sporting calendars, the qualifying season for the World Food Championships (WFC) is getting interrupted in many ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the event’s crowning moment, The Final Table: Indy, has been postponed three months to ensure the health and safety of all those involved.

March 31, 2020

WFC Responds To COVID-19

As the leader in Food Sport, all of us at the World Food Championships (WFC) have been monitoring the current situation with COVID-19 and its impact on our industry. While the last week has been unprecedented, we want to assure our partners, contestants, sponsors, volunteers and judges that this is NOT a time for fear and panic. Quite the contrary, it is a time for precaution, preparedness and common sense. To that end, we are having numerous conversations and assessing all of the guidelines that are coming out of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and our national leaders, as well as our local leaders in cities where our numerous events are currently scheduled.

March 17, 2020

Port Aransas Expands Its Food Sport Menu of Events

The sandy beaches of Port Aransas (Port A) and Mustang Island are getting a wave of culinary events coming to its beautiful 18-mile sunny shoreline. Thanks to its third year as the official Texas gateway to the World Food Championships (WFC), Port A is set to host two premier Food Sport events in 2020 – the WFC Super Chefs qualifier and a new judge certification class.

March 3, 2020