World Food Championships is a television series produced by

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and airing on the

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network. The show features competitors at the annual World Food Championships in

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where top chefs and home cooks compete for a top prize of $300,000.

Cast

* Tiffany Derry - Herself - Host (5 episodes) * Ray Lampe - Himself - Guest Judge (5 episodes) *

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- Guest Judge (5 episodes) * Jeffrey Saad - Himself - Host (5 episodes) *

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- 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

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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.

References

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