Franklin resident Daniel McDonald, a culinary instructor for Ivy Tech Community College, competes in the 2025 World Food Championship, held in October at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. McDonald took ...

Jim Robinson, New Palestine, made a couple of different batches of oatmeal raisin cookies for the contest. He found the cooking time of 9 and a half minutes to be ideal. The cookie didn’t crumble and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Not one, but two Indiana chefs won world titles at the 2025 World Food Championships! Cindy Hawkins (Team Indiana/Circle City Sweets), from Indianapolis, won the "World Dessert ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Dec 04, 2025, 09:04am EST The World Food Championships draws ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2025 World Food Championships wrapped up this past weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and Indiana chefs had reason to celebrate. Two Hoosiers walked away with world titles ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The World Food Championships have returned to the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the second time. The cooking competition officially started on Thursday morning. Last year, the ...

Indianapolis will host the World Food Championships, an event billed as the “world’s largest food sport competition,” for the third consecutive year. Chefs from dozens of states and countries will ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Another championship is returning to Indianapolis. The World Food Championships are taking place from Oct 16-19at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. At this event, chefs from around the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LAUREL — Laurel food truck owner and chef Miguel Hernandez’s Mexican fare made the Top 5 in the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — At this year's World Food Championships in Indianapolis, 1,300 home cooks, professional chefs and BBQ teams are going head-to-head. They will cook their best dishes across 10 categories ...

Indianapolis-based chefs Cindy Hawkins and Daniel McDonald placed first in their respective categories at the World Food Championships, keeping alive Indiana’s chances to produce the overall World ...