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
US Coast Guard
HEAD COOK: Justin Reed
COMPETITION: World Chef Championship
Master Chief Justin Reed currently serves as one of the military chefs in the US Coast Guard. Master Chief has served in the Coast Guard for 30 years and is stationed at the Coast Guard Culinary School in Sonoma County California. In 2008 he won the title of military chef of the year and was selected as the Captain of the Joint military culinary team that competed in the World culinary Olympics in Erfurt Germany and Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg. He also established the Coast Guard culinary team and managed it in 6 of the largest competitions in North America with the team earning over 200 American Culinary Federation medal.