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
Epicurean
HEAD COOK: Jose Alejandro Plasencia
COMPETITION: World Rice Championship
Cooking has always been a way for me to deepen my relationships to my family, and to Cuba. As a teenager I took my first job in a kitchen as dishwasher at Miami restaurant, and found that kitchens were a place where chaos, creativity, and discipline converged. I’ve cooked my way through fine dining restaurants across Miami, Austin and now Indianapolis. Creating Átame this past year has been one of the most challenging and fun experiences of my life. The story of Cuban food has not yet been fully told: its history has been hidden and suppressed, just like the island itself. One of my goals as a chef is to pull back that curtain, to reveal the true complexity and poetry of Cuban cuisine, which is made up of a melting pot of cultures and people.
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