Be on the look out for our Culinary program and students in todayʻs Crave section of the Honolulu Star Advertiser.

The winner of Chef James Aptakin’s 2017 World Food Championship’s Golden Ticket Competition, Yim Martinez, will travel with Chef Aptakin and his team to Orange Beach, Alabama (in November) where they will compete in the World Food Championships.

The World Food Championships is the largest competition in food sport, where champions of previous events convene for a chance at winning the ultimate food crown and a share of $300,000. The World Food Championships platform ranges from live-event integration and acivations to a robust multimedia platform that serves culinary stars, home cooks, brands and destinations. In four short years, WFC has awarded more than $1 million in prizes and money, spawned a TV series, garnered more than 5 billion media impressions and launched numerous professional careers for successful contestants.