A senior sous chef at The Sheraton Hotel in Dallas just won second place in the Final Table of the 2025 World Food Championships, a contest that brings thousands of chefs from around the globe to compete for culinary glory.
The World Food Championships (WFC) has been a global food competition since 2012. Its mission is to bring together top chefs from nearly 40 countries to go head-to-head in the kitchen. The multi-day event has 12 categories: bacon, barbecue, burger, chef, dessert, live fire, noodle, rice, sandwich, seafood, soup and vegetarian.
A maximum of 20 contestants compete per category, and in the opening round, they have 1.5 hours to create a signature dish. The judges then determine the top seven contestants, who advance to the final round…