WFC - Hogs & Frogs Cooking Competition

Route 66
Hogs & Frogs Cooking Competition

Come see the hottest Food Fight on Route 66! You want champions? We got champions! Waynesville literally burst on to the World Food Championships Scene and blew everyone away with two of our Golden Ticket winners placing at the ultimate competition in Dallas, TX. If you missed 2022, you'll want to be sure to make 2023. Who will win the coveted Croaker Crown this year?

2022 Competitors

This was the first year we hosted the Show Me Series but that didn't stop us from bringing in some of the best chefs and home cooks around! Check how awesome the competition was. Who will return to battle it out for a Golden Ticket to Dallas? Who will win the coveted Croaker Crown in 2023?

All of this started with a wonderful chef who hosted a World Food Championships E.A.T. Judges Certification. Mary Tromblee,

owner and operator of Drachenfutter (Feed your Dragon) crafted some of her finest recipes right along side veteran WFC competitor Chef JR that were used during the

the certification process. Show Me Series Front Man and all around Food Fanatic Tim Christian knows talent when he sees it, so for her efforts that night, Mary was awarded Waynesville's first ever Gold Ticket to the World Food Championships!

KIMSHA ROSENSTEEL

Kimsha blew the competition away in the Frog Legs category with a dish that turned frog leg haters into frog leg lovers! Her win guaranteed her a Golden Ticket to the World Food Championships in Dallas, TX.

Kimsha Rosensteel owns and operates Honey Chile Please an amazing restaurant located in Saint Robert, Missouri.

Kimsha placed 8th overall in the Rice and Noodle Category at the WFC which is an amazing feat for a first time competitor! If you haven't tried her amazing cuisine, you're missing out!

DAVID ARNOLD

"Don't trust a skinny cook!" ~ David Arnold

Even though he didn't win a Golden Ticket to Dallas, David Arnold of Arnold's Grill-N-Smoke served up some of the most delicious dirty rice we've ever seen.

We were lucky enough that Arnold's Grill-N-Smoke made their amazing BBQ available all festival long and I can personally vouch for the fact they make the BEST pulled-pork nachos around. Fight Me.

TRACEY YORK

Hands down the City favorite as Tracey has been the Utility Department Supervisor for Waynesville for over ten (10) years. Even though she didn't get the win, her frog legs were cooked to perfection. We only hope she'll come back for round two in 2023!

SHAWNA MCINTOSH

Chef Shawna hails from Braymer, Missouri and grew up on both the East and West Coast. While attending Journalism School in Virginia, she took a job in a Martini Bar where she received her first introduction to Professional Cooking. This combined with countless hours spent by her mother's side in the kitchen while growing up... a true LOVE of the Culinary Arts was born! She relocated to Southern California after school and began working for Cirque de Soleil: Delirium, as a Private Chef. While touring with Live Nation she cooked for celebrities including: Beyoncé, The Police, Maroon Five, Foo Fighters, Allison Kraus and Union Station, Justin Timberlake, and many more.

Chef Shawna lives in Kansas City, MO and owns her own catering company, Mclntosh Catering & Event Services.

WCC CULINARY STUDENTS

These faces say it all! such a proud moment for The Waynesville Career Center Team of Head Chef Ryan Henderson, Sous Chef Shaun O’Brien, and Saucier Alexis Shea, mentored by Chef Jon Dye. Winning the Golden Ticket in the Hogs Competition in Waynesville guaranteed them a spot in Dallas at the World Food Championships in November!

Speaking of the World Food Championships, these amazing up-and-coming chefs brushed the fear off their shoulders and went head first at the competition in Dallas placing 7th overall in one of the hardest categories at the WFC, Bacon. Can they take it all in 2023? Mark your calendar now and don't miss the Route 66 Hogs & Frogs Cooking Competition to find out!