Chefs participate in three rounds, first creating a signature bacon dish, then reinventing a classic and finally making use of a mystery ingredient.
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.
The World Food Championships get underway in Florida as contestants in the dessert division try to find a sweet path to the Final Table.
Pasta competitors try to unseat a champion; and the Gouda Girls work to redeem themselves in the sandwich division.
The reigning world champs of bacon and burgers enter into difficult battles to retain their titles.