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The Canadian Food Championships is a high energy, high intensity, timed, double-blind judged cooking competition open to any Canadian resident with prizes valued at over $50,000 up for grabs. It is the only Canadian qualifying event to get to the World Food Championships, where prizes of over $300,000 are up for grabs. The Canadian Food Championships will take place from July 21-25, 2015, at Centennial Plaza, in conjunction with Taste of Edmonton. Visit canadianfoodchampionships.ca for more information.
With the launch of their new website, the Canadian Food Championships has officially announced its seven competition categories and has opened the applications for judges, competitors, and volunteers. The competition takes place July 21-25, 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta, and is the only Canadian qualifier into the World Food Championships. Over $50,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs at the CFC, and first- and second-place winners in each category will receive a golden ticket to represent Team Canada at the World Food Championships in Florida for a grand prize of $100,000.
Categories: Bacon, Burger, Chili, Dessert, Pasta, Sandwich, Seafood
Competitors: The Canadian Food Championships is looking for competitors 16 and older from all over Canada to compete. There will be up to 20 competitors for each of the seven categories, with a first-place prize in each category of $2,500 cash and a $1,500 travel voucher to Florida. Competitors can be of any skill level and can apply to compete in as many categories as they would like. Entry fees are $100 per competitor per category. Those interested in competing can find out information about our preferred qualifier competitions and wild card entry applications at http://www.canadianfoodchampionships.ca/get-involved.
Judges: The CFC is looking for over 100 judges to help determine who will be representing Team Canada at the World Food Champions. Judges do not need prior experience and will be trained at no cost prior to their judging session. Those interested in judging can apply at http://www.canadianfoodchampionships.ca/get-involved.
To become a certified E.A.T. Methodology judge, a certification course will be offered July 21, 2015, for $100. This gives you first dibs to judge at any World Food Championships sanctioned event including the World Food Championships itself!
Volunteers: Like all great events, the CFC is run primarily by amazing volunteers. All volunteers who have completed a shift will receive Taste of Edmonton tickets and 25% of their competition entry fee back if they choose to compete. Those interested in volunteering can apply at http://www.canadianfoodchampionships.ca/get-involved.