The Indiana State Fair runs through Aug. 18, and all of us here at Culinary Crossroads hope you’ll get to enjoy all the food, animal encounters, agricultural displays, music, rides and games that the fair offers.
But there’s a new face that we hope you’ll look for too, someone who has a great message about a big event coming to the fairgrounds this fall. Mark Conway of the World Food Championships will be at the fair throughout its 18-day run, tasting his way around the fairgrounds and getting everyone primed for the largest event in food sport.
The World Food Championships will take place at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Nov. 8-12. More than 1,200 chefs, home cooks and professional barbecue teams will be competing in a dozen categories to take home the top prizes.
One of the food vendors at this year’s state fair will be competing too. The winner of the Taste of the Fair will receive a Golden Ticket to compete in the WFC along with all the Team Indiana chefs who have already qualified. So there will be plenty of Indiana chefs to root for in November!
Tickets for the competition are now on sale, and in addition to general admission tickets, you can add special Taste of the WFC and VIP tix as well.
We’ll see you there!
