World Food Championships News

Events Edmonton to host Canadian Food Championships

Events Edmonton has partnered with the World Food Championships (WFC) to host one exclusive qualifying event in 2015 for the entire country of Canada.

December 4, 2014

Championship Food Drive A Success at WFC

Organizers of the World Food Championships announced today that the event donated 4 tons of food in November to Three Square Food Bank for distribution across southern Nevada.

December 3, 2014

Category Champions Face-off at the Final Table

To even qualify for the Final Table, each competitor would best 400 other hopefuls with the dream of cooking for $100,000 and the title of World Food Champion.Tuesday night's World Food Championships Final Table would finish with the following results:  World Food Champion and Bacon World Champion – Ricardo Heredia, San Diego, Calif.  Runner-up and World Burger Champion – Wade Fortin, Chicago, Ill.

November 19, 2014

San Diego Chef Crowned 2014 World Food Champion

Two-time Bacon World Champion, Ricardo Heredia, wins $100,000 and bragging rights as the 2014 World Food Champion!

November 19, 2014

World Food Championships Crowns the 2014 Category Champions!

Months of preparation boiled down to three crucial turn-ins, resulting in the declaration of the individual category champions at the 2014 World Food Championships.

November 17, 2014

World Food Championships announce Top 10 Category Winners

“Keep your eye on the prize,” is what they say, and it certainly rings true for these Top 10 category competitors at the World Food Championships.

November 16, 2014

World Food Championships Kicks off the Ultimate Food Fight week at the Downtown Grand

After a year’s worth of eager anticipation, the World Food Championships officially kicked off the third annual competition last night at the Downtown Grand.

November 13, 2014

Lights, Camera, Sizzle!

The World Food Championships Prepares to Film Multiple TV Moments

November 11, 2014

World Food Championships Announce Celebrity Lineup

Nine culinary and Las Vegan notables to judge the Final Table

November 11, 2014

Southern sandwich makers headed to Vegas

To win the Best Sandwich in the South Competition, Gates and Mann cooked up their Applewood-smoked Meatloaf Sandwich, featuring tomato bacon jam and Gruyere cheese on roasted corn Johnnycakes. “We run a version of our smoked meatloaf sandwich at The Depot a lot, and then of course at Vicki’s, we have the smoked meatloaf as a entree,” Gates said.

November 9, 2014