COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 3-10, 2014
KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
The Reuben. The Monte Cristo. The Dagwood. The Muffaletta. Sandwiches have so much personality we give them their own names. As a beloved staple of American cuisine, there could be no World Food Championships if the sandwich was not represented.
The World Sandwich Championship will pit 50 of the world’s best sandwich-smiths against each other for the title of World Sandwich Champion. Home cooks, restaurateurs and chefs will all compete to see whose cuisine reigns supreme. The champion will then take their winning stack to the Final Table for a chance to win the World Food Championship.
WORLD SANDWICH CHAMPIONSHIP
$10,000 GRAND PRIZE
2015 WFC COMPETITOR PACKET (KITCHEN CATEGORIES)
Competition Structure
The World Food Championships will feature three rounds of competition.
Signature Dish: competitors will create their best recipe for judging within each category.
Structured Build: this round separates the contenders from the pretenders by forcing everyone to create their own spin on the same basic dish.
Infused Ingredient: the top competitors in each category will face off for culinary supremacy using the same ingredient in their final category dish.
Competition Schedule and Rules
The World Sandwich Championship will be limited to the first 50 entrants who are fully qualified, registered and confirmed. Any qualified entrant who wants to compete after the field is full must seek a special exemption from the WFC competition committee.
The following competition is a Super Qualifier for the 2015 World Sandwich Championship:
River Falls Bacon Bash
The following competitions are preferred qualifying events for the 2015 World Sandwich Championship:
Cookmore World Food Sandwich Challenge
Saucy Mama's 2015 Recipe Contest
The following competitions are automatic qualifying events for the 2015 World Sandwich Championship:
Best Sandwich in the South |
British Sandwich Designer of the Year |
SandwichFest - Best Sandwich |
WA's Best Steak Sandwich Competition - Regional Competition Winner |
WA's Best Steak Sandwich Competition - Metropolitan Competition Winner |
Grilled Cheese Invitational |
Grilled Cheese Invitational (Professional Love American Style) |
Sandwich Wars 2015 |
Tucson Weekly - Best Sandwich in Tucson |
Monterey Co. Weekly - Best Deli Sandwich |
Village Voice - Best Sandwich (Editors Choice) |
SF Bay Guardian - Best of 2015 (Sandwich) |
Philadelphia Magazine - Best of Philly (Sandwich) |
Oklahoma Gazette - Best Sandwich |
Riverfront Times - Best Sandwich |
Pittsburgh City Paper - Best Sandwich |
Best of Louisville - Sandwich |
FW Weekly - Best Sandwich |
OnMilwaukee's - Best Sandwich |
SF Weekly - Best Sandwich |
Food & Wine Best Sandwich in US |
Food & Wine - Best Sandwich Shop |
New Orleans Gambit 15 - Best Sandwich |
Denver Westword - Best Sandwich Shop |
Minneapolis CityPages - Best Sandwich |
City Weekly's Best of Utah - Best Sandwich |
Philadelphia Magazine - Best of Philly |
Orlando Weekly Best of |
Chicago Reader - Best Sandwich |
Houston Press - Best Deli |
Houston Press - Best Sandwich |
Boston Magazine - Best Sandwich |
Boston Magazine - Best Lobster Roll |
Atlanta Magazine - Best Sandwich |
Seattle Magazine - Best Sandwich |
Cincinnati City Beat - Best Deli |
San Antonio Current — Best Sandwiches |
Hampton Roads - Best of the Best |
Orlando Weekly's Best of Orlando - Best Sandwich |
Washington City Paper - Best Sandwich |
Restaurant Hospitality's Best Sandwich in America |
Hormel Great Sandwich Challenge |
Tillamook Grilled Cheese Contest |
Northside Sandwich King |
Food Network Cutthroat Kitchen |
Grandwich |
Battle of the Brews - Wich Hunt |
Custom Melt Create a Sandwich |
Parrano Melt it Your Way |
Cafe 1000 Get on the Menu |
Philadelphia City Paper's Great Sandwich Event |
New Orleans Gambit - Best Deli |
Minneapolis CityPages - Best Sandwich |
UT San Diego's—Best Deli (Reader's Poll) |
Oakland Magazine - Best Sandwich |
Best of Silicon Valley - Best Sandwich |
OC Register - Best Deli |
D Magazine - Best Sandwich |
Miami New Times - Best Cuban Sandwich |
LA Weekly - Best American Food Truck |
Phoenix New Times - Best Sandwich |
Culinary Fight Club – Grilled Cheese |
Steak Cookoff Association |
If a contest or competition winner is unable to accept the invitation and participate in The World Food Championships, invitations will be extended to an alternate winner at the same event or the winner of an additional event.
Rules, processes and tournament structure for the WFC are subject to change, but all decisions made by the WFC competition committee are final.
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The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2015 World Sandwich Championship:
United States Events
Event | Location | Date |
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Food Champ Online Recipe Contest | Online Contest, US | |
Food Champ Online Recipe Contest | US | |
Saucy Mama's 2015 Recipe Contest | US | Apr 29, 2015 |
Chef's Roll | US | May 1, 2015 |
Sandwich competition | US | Jul 1, 2015 |
KINGS DOMINION BBQ & BREW FEST | US | Aug 1, 2015 |
Dillard Bluegrass and BBQ Festival | US | Aug 1, 2015 |
Kansas City recipe Contest | US | Aug 22, 2015 |
Kansas City recipe Contest runner ups | US | Aug 1, 2015 |
Wisconsin Cheese Festival | US | Sep 16, 2015 |
Chefs Roll Runner ups | US | Sep 22, 2015 |
Kenmore Cookmore | US | Sep 23, 2015 |
Online JAP | US | Sep 19, 2015 |
James Beard | US | |
Happy Egg online | US | Sep 15, 2015 |
Happy Egg online Sandwich | US | Sep 25, 2015 |
Phoenix New Times | Phoenix, Arizona , US | Sep 27, 2015 |
WA's Best Steak Sandwich Competition - Metropolitan Competition Winner | West Perth, Australia, US | May 1, 2015 |
WA's Best Steak Sandwich Competition - Regional Competition Winner | West Perth, Australia, US | May 1, 2015 |
SF Weekly - Best Sandwich | San Francisco, CA, US | May 1, 2015 |
Oakland Magazine - Best Sandwich | Oakland, CA, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
LA Weekly - Best American Food Truck | Los Angeles, California, US | Sep 25, 2015 |
Monterey Co. Weekly - Best Deli Sandwich | Seaside, California, US | Sep 26, 2015 |
OC Register - Best Deli | Santa Ana, California, US | Sep 26, 2015 |
San Diego's UTribune - Best Deli | San Diego, California, US | Sep 27, 2015 |
Cafe 1000 Get on the Menu | Bridgeport, CT, US | May 5, 2015 |
Orlando Weekly - Best Sandwich | Orlando, FL, US | Jun 1, 2015 |
ACF Federation | Orlando, FL, US | Jul 31, 2015 |
Orlando best Burger | Orlando, FL, US | Aug 21, 2015 |
Miami New Times - Best Cuban Sandwich | Miami, Florida, US | Sep 25, 2015 |
British Sandwich Designer of the Year | Chepstow, Great Britain, US | May 14, 2015 |
Chicago Reader - Best Sandwich | Chicago, IL, US | May 16, 2015 |
Culinary FIght Club | Chicago, IL, US | Aug 1, 2015 |
Best of Louisville - Sandwich | Louisville, KY, US | Jun 1, 2015 |
New Orleans Gambit - Best Sandwich | New Orleans, LA, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
SandwichFest - Best Sandwich | Sandwich, MA, US | Jun 27, 2015 |
Boston Magazine | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Jul 31, 2015 |
Iron Chef | New York, New York, US | Sep 16, 2015 |
Past 5 year Champs | Las Vegas, NV, US | |
World Sandwich Champ 2014 | Las Vegas, NV, US | Jan 1, 2015 |
le cordon bleu Las Vegas Competition | Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 20, 2015 |
Restaurant Hospitality's Best Sandwich in America | New York, NY, US | Apr 15, 2015 |
Oklahoma Gazette - Best Sandwich | Oklahoma City, OK, US | Jul 1, 2015 |
Tillamook Grilled Cheese Cook-off | Tillamook, OR, US | Apr 18, 2015 |
Northside Sandwich King | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Jun 18, 2015 |
The Steak Cookoff Association | Bedford, Texas, US | Aug 22, 2015 |
Chattanooga Iron Chef | Chattanooga, TN, US | Sep 19, 2015 |
River Falls Bacon Bash | River Falls, WI, US | Jan 1, 2015 |
River Falls Bacon Bash | River Falls, WI, US | Sep 19, 2015 |
Event | Location | Date |
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Canadian Food Championships | Edmonton, Canada , CA | Jul 22, 2015 |