We're excited to see the field of competitors who have already won their golden ticket and registered to compete at the 2025 World Food Championships. And we are always proud to announce our special guests and celebrity judges participating in our judging events across the nation - we're sure the championship food certainly helps! Best of luck to our 2025 competitors!
Final Table: Our Past & Present Judges/Special Guests
Katie Dixon
JD Eubanks
Bo Jackson
Vic Vegas
Bob Baumhower
Robyn Almodovar
Chris Lilly
Emily Ellyn
Chef Justin Timineri
Karl Guggenmos
Giorgio Rapicavoli
Whitney Miller
Sam Hazen
Linkie Marais
Rick Giffen
Ricardo Laguna
Andrew Shotts
"Famous" Dave Anderson
Roberto Trevino
Nikhil Arora
Sheila Armstrong
Amy Jones
Amanda Marr
Matt Riley
Terrianne Brown
Jenni Danby
Royden Ellamar
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Alejandro Velez
Dale Miller
Casey Shiller
Jennifer Parnell
Linda Hoskins
Sang Han
Stephen Hopcraft
Andy Mulz
Billy Altieri
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Mike Carter
Steve Benjamin
Lesa Berard
Sang Han
Sharon Martinez
Aliza Katz
Chris Wada
Jeff Quatraro
Trevor Williams
Janet Bourbon
Bruce Richardson
Jeff Parker
Meredith Myers
Jeff Quatraro
Katie Dixon
Rebecca Regnier
Daniel Jasso
Jamie "The Bear" McDonald
Michael Contreras
Dylan Ambrose
Stephen A. Kalil
Sir McMillen
Al Allen
Rick McMillen
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