How Can I Compete in Kissimmee?
Automatically Qualifying Events
The World Food Championships is an invitational, meaning you have to win to get in! Hundreds of events and awards annually are named WFC Automatic Qualifiers. Visit the competition category pages to view the AQs for each event.
Just a Pinch
Throughout the summer of 2015, WFC partner Just A Pinch, the largest online social network, will be holding online recipe contests to qualify cooks into the World Food Championships. Do you have what it takes? Then take your best shot!
Bull Burger Battles
In 2015, Bull Outdoor Products sponsored a series of 5 live-event burger cookoffs across the United States. The winners of each event won a premium Bull Outdoor Grill, trip and free entry to compete in the 2015 World Food Championships.
#FoodChamp Challenge
Are you a Food Champ? Notable culinary grill master Ray Lampe "Dr. BBQ", 2012 World Chef Challenge winner Travis Brust and TV personality Rebecca Regnier are judging the #FoodChamp Challenge online recipe contests. Check it out.
WildCard Draw
Are you a championship competitor who has the chops but hasn't won a 2015 AQ? Well there still might be hope for you yet! Once the WildCard Draw opens up you'll have a chance to make your best case why you should earn an invite to compete with the world's best. Stay tuned for more details!
Tastemakers Choice
Throughout the year a WFC select group of gourmands, notable culinaries and food critics/media will be nominating cooks, chefs and restaurants to compete in a select few positions at the World Food Championships. You can't win this one, they have to find you!