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
Cobalt restaurant
HEAD COOK: Matthew Palamara
COMPETITION: Bacon World Championship
Chef Palamara has been a chef at Cobalt Restaurant in Orange Beach since 2008. Before that he was Sous Chef at Cosmo's Restaurant and Bar, and has held many many line positions in Gulf Coast restaurants over the past 13 years. A graduate of Faulkner State Culinary Institute, where he competed on the hot foods team for two years, Chef Palamara also helps as an adjunct instructor at the college. He lives in Gulf Shores with his wife and kids, and enjoys spending time on the water.
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