We're excited to see the field of competitors who have already won their golden ticket and registered to compete at the 2024 World Food Championships. And we are always proud to announce our special guests and celebrity judges participating in our judging events across the nation - we're sure the championship food certainly helps! Best of luck to our 2024 competitors!
COMPETITOR
MadPig BBQ
HEAD COOK: Eric Harland
COMPETITION: Bacon World Championship
QUALIFYING EVENT: FoodChamp Challenge - Bacon
Eric Harland, Kansas City native and World Food Championship newcomer has been trailblazing the competition cooking scene over the past two years. He has been on a quest to craft the perfect chicken recipe. Eric is known as the “Chicken Purveyor” on his BBQ Team, MadPig BBQ. The slogan says it all…”BBQ So Good It Makes You Mad!”. Cooking for Eric has always been a tasty pallet for creativity when it comes to combinations and food fusions, that won't be in any cooking text book. Eric has mastered the concept of combining "off-the-wall" flavor combinations, for "off-the-chain" tastes. With his entry being selected, allowing him to compete in the 2014 WFC, he will combine all these skills and begin a artistic journey to creating unique Bacon dishes, that will not only be delish! but it will be... "Bacon So Good It Makes You Mad" Bacon, its whats for Dinner...and Breakfast, Lunch and that dietary snack in between....Get ready Vegas!