| World Food Championships | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Fremont Street, Las Vegas |
| Running time | 30-60 minutes |
| Production company | Sharp Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fyi |
| Release | July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10) |
World Food Championships is a television series produced by A&E Television Networks and airing on the Fyi network. The show features competitors at the annual World Food Championships in Las Vegas where top chefs and home cooks compete for a top prize of $300,000.
Cast
- Tiffany Derry - Herself - Host (10 episodes)
- Ray Lampe - Himself - Guest Judge (5 episodes)
- Whitney Miller - Guest Judge (5 episodes)
- Jeffrey Saad - Himself - Host (10 episodes)
- Ben Vaughn - Guest Judge (5 episodes)
- Jodi Taffel - Herself (1 episode)
Season 1
Episode 1: Burger
Competitors compete in regional qualifiers around the world before the best of the best head to Las Vegas. Chefs create a signature burger in the first round. In round two they must create a patty melt with an original twist. In the third round the top 10 contestants compete using a secret ingredient.
Episode 2: Bacon
Chefs participate in three rounds, first creating a signature bacon dish, then reinventing a classic and finally making use of a mystery ingredient.
Episode 3: Sandwich
The chefs create three sandwiches: a signature sandwich, a reinvented classic and sandwich with a mystery ingredient.
Episode 4: Pasta
Contestants produce three noodle dishes: a signature pasta, a classic reinvented and pasta making use of a mystery ingredient.
Episode 5: BBQ
Top BBQ chefs compete in a two-part competition.
Episode 6: Finale
Top competitors from the burger, bacon, sandwich, pasta and BBQ categories compete in a head-to-head competition for the title of World Food Champion.
Season 2
Episode 1: The Fight Begins
The World Food Championships get underway in Florida as contestants in the dessert division try to find a sweet path to the Final Table.
Episode 2: Follow the Steps
The seafood and recipe categories are featured.
Episode 3: Gouda Times
Pasta competitors try to unseat a champion; and the Gouda Girls work to redeem themselves in the sandwich division.
Episode 4: Battle of the Champs
The reigning world champs of bacon and burgers enter into difficult battles to retain their titles.
Episode 5: Smokin' Hot
Family, friendships and fun highlight the chili and BBQ divisions. That is, until it's time to turn in the dishes for judging, and then it's all business.
Episode 6: The Final Table
The final nine contestants compete to win $100,000 in cash and walk away with the championship title.
References
- "World Food Championships TV Show Premieres July 10".
- "World Food Championships" – via www.imdb.com.
- "Food and Drink - GuideLive". GuideLive.
- "World Food Championships". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.