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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

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

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