WFC Qualifying Event - Online Recipe Competition

The Restaurant Association of Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Agriculture, is thrilled to announce the 2025 Online Recipe Competition!

Submit your best original sandwich recipe for a chance to win a Golden Ticket to compete in the Sandwich Category at the World Food Championships!

Submissions open: Thursday, July 17 at 6:00 AM
Deadline to enter: Sunday, July 27 at 11:59 PM

The winning recipe will be selected and announced on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. The selected Chef will receive a phone call notification by 10:00 AM that day.

Once the winner is confirmed, all submitted recipes will be featured on our Instagram, with Chef tags included—so make sure you’re following along and ready to share!

For questions, please contact Cori Grafer at cgrafer@marylandrestaurants.com.

Let the sandwich showdown begin!

Complete the fields below to submit your final dish for the competition.