World Food Championships (TV series)

2014 American TV series or program

World Food Championships

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)[1]

World Food Championships is a television series produced by A&E Television Networks and airing on the Fyi network.[2][3] 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

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* 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

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### Episode 1: Burger

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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

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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

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The chefs create three sandwiches: a signature sandwich, a reinvented classic and sandwich with a mystery ingredient.

### Episode 4: Pasta

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Contestants produce three noodle dishes: a signature pasta, a classic reinvented and pasta making use of a mystery ingredient.

### Episode 5: BBQ

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Top BBQ chefs compete in a two-part competition.

### Episode 6: Finale

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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[4]

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### Episode 1: The Fight Begins

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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

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The seafood and recipe categories are featured.

### Episode 3: Gouda Times

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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

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The reigning world champs of bacon and burgers enter into difficult battles to retain their titles.

### Episode 5: Smokin' Hot

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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

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The final nine contestants compete to win $100,000 in cash and walk away with the championship title.

## References

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1. ^ "World Food Championships TV Show Premieres July 10". Nashville Scene.
2. ^ "World Food Championships" – via www.imdb.com.
3. ^ "Food and Drink - GuideLive". GuideLive.
4. ^ "World Food Championships". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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