World Food Championships News

Win your way to Vegas on Cookmore.com!

Do your weekend plans include submitting a burger recipe entry to the burger FoodChamp Challenge, hosted on Kenmore's cookmore.com? Well, they probably should. Especially if you're in to winning free stuff like an entry to compete in the World Burger Championship at WFC. Oh, and things like $500 PLUS a trip to Vegas.

May 5, 2014

Inside the Chef's Studio: Michael Chen (via BAR Magazine)

Our friends at BAR Magazine recently interviewed the 2013 World Chef Champion, Michael Chen, sous chef at Yellowtail Restaurant at the Bellagio. Interested to learn how he beat out nearly 20 of the nation's top chefs? Read all about it here: http://bandr.com/issue002/inside-the-chefs-studio-michael-chen/ 

May 2, 2014

The Bull Burger Battle is Coming to Best in Backyards

Mahopac, NY (PRWEB) May 01, 2014 Best in Backyards, a retailer of cedar swing sets, outdoor kitchens and more, is excited to host the next Bull Burger Battle at its Mahopac, NY store on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

May 1, 2014

Guide: 2014 Barbecue Competitions, Festivals And Smokeouts

+ ENLARGE   A judge's plate at the annual barbecue Olympics, Memphis in May.

May 1, 2014

FYI Orders Cooking Competition Series, Adds Two Pilots

9:16 AM PDT 4/30/2014 by Philiana Ng "Midnight Feast" gets a six-episode order and will be hosted by Spike Mendelsohn. FYI is getting into the culinary competition space.  The A+E Networks-owned cable network has ordered the six-episode series Midnight Feast, hosted by chef/restaurateur/TV personality Spike Mendelsohn and set in New York's Chelsea Market.

April 30, 2014

Top Local Chef winner to compete in World Food Championships

  The battle was spicier than ever in the fourth annual Top Local Chef competition, produced by LocalShops1 and Intensity Academy. But only one chef could go home with the Top Local Chef title and a wild card spot in the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, where he will compete for prizes up to $500,000.

April 29, 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

Festival Extends Coverage and Offerings

Hunter Hayes speaks with Ashley Eicher in front of the Mane Stage for AXS TV's expanded Countdown to Stagecoach coverage. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM INDIO, CALIF. — Empire Polo Club in Indio was filled with unique and interactive components for this year’s Stagecoach festival, produced by Goldenvoice and held April 25-27.

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

Through the Eyes of a Food Judge at the World Food Championships

by Heather Tallman  Last November I traveled to Las Vegas, for the first time, to serve as a judge at the World Food Championships. I was asked late in the summer to attend and judge the sandwich and dessert categories- so of course I said yes! For the last 4-5 years I have judged countless food events in Indiana from cocktail contests to maple syrup recipe contests, BBQ to bacon.

April 22, 2014