Texas Food Championship

Texas Food Is More Than Recipes — It’s Heritage, Hospitality, and Pride.

The Texas Food Championship was created to unite pitmasters, chefs, and home cooks from across the Lone Star State into one powerful team: Team Texas. This isn’t just about individual glory — it’s about celebrating the people, flavors, and traditions that make Texas the strongest culinary state in the nation.

And what better way to honor our chefs than by hosting a festival dedicated to them — a full celebration of Texas food, beverage, and community. On the shores of Corpus Christi, the Texas Food Championship becomes the rally point for our state’s culinary spirit. Here, every bite tells a story, every sip celebrates our craft, and every chef competes not just for themselves, but for the pride of representing Texas on the world stage.

Winners from each category will earn their Golden Ticket to the World Food Championships, joining Team Texas to showcase our heritage, our hospitality, and our unmatched flavor.

Because when Texas comes together around the table — everything is bigger, bolder, and better.

WAYS FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED

COMPETE

Battle the best chefs in Texas for glory, prizes, and a Golden Ticket to the World Food Championships.

JUDGE

Taste, score, and help crown Texas’s next culinary champions through E.A.T. or People’s Choice judging.

ATTEND/TICKET

Experience Texas’s ultimate food and beverage festival with live music, tastings, and championship competitions.

MARKET VENDOR

Showcase your Texas-made goods in front of thousands of food lovers at the Texas Food Championship.

DRINK VENDOR

Pour, sample, and promote your craft beers, wines, or spirits to festival guests on the Corpus Christi Bay.

FOOD TRUCKS

Join Food Truck Alley and serve your signature flavors to thousands of hungry festivalgoers.

MUSICIANS

Perform live on the bayfront stage and bring the soundtrack to Texas’s biggest culinary celebration.

MEDIA PARTNERS

Join the story of Texas flavor — cover, film, and feature the state’s premier food sport event.

SPONSORSHIPS

Partner with Texas’s largest culinary event and connect your brand with chefs, makers, and food fans statewide.

VOLUNTEER

Be part of the action — help host, serve, and support where Texas crowns its culinary champions.

Official Qualifier for World Food Championship

Texas Food Championships is the official state qualifier for the World Food Championships. Winners from each category earn their place on Team Texas, proudly representing the Lone Star State on the world’s biggest culinary stage.