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Southern sandwich makers coming to World Food Championships

 After winning the "Best Sandwich in the South" competition, local chefs qualified for the World Food Championships in Las Vegas. In a few weeks, Stuart Gates and Daniel Mann will take on chefs from all over the world in the contest's sandwich category. They will compete against 25 to 30 other chefs.

November 6, 2014

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

Sacramento chefs ready to compete in sandwich and seafood

A cook from Vallejo and another from Napa will represent the "Sacramento area" in the World Food Championships in Las Vegas this month. The third annual multi-day food sport event will welcome hundreds of competitors to downtown Las Vegas "where they'll compete for food fame and fortune, Nov. 12-18," organizers said.

November 5, 2014

Celebrity Chefs Duke It Out In Scottsdale Heat

Six local celebrity chefs go head-to-head in an all-star chef's challenge.

October 29, 2014

Ten Competitors Earn Golden Tickets at Scottsdale Sizzlin' Showdown

Ten Competitors Earn Golden Tickets at Scottsdale Sizzlin' Showdown

October 29, 2014

World Food Championships named one of USA Today's "10 Best" culinary competitions

USA Today names the World Food Championships to the "10 Best" list for Culinary skills competitions across the country!

October 21, 2014

Food Donations Will Earn Free Entry Into the WFC Food Fest

The 3rd Annual World Food Championships (WFC) will once again organize a massive food drive to help the hungry and homeless in Downtown Las Vegas. But this year, the organizers of WFC are challenging and rewarding Vegas residents to join in the effort. On Saturday, Nov. 15, anyone who wants to see the World Chef Challenge, stage demos, food challenges or simply enjoy tasty samples in the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center simply have to bring two canned food items, which will earn them free entry into the WFC festivities that day.

October 21, 2014

Unique Recipes Win at Southern Illinois Showdown

Winners were named in both the seafood and bacon categories at the Southern Illinois Showdown in Murphysboro.

September 26, 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