Pit Master Takes His Second, Second Place Finish at World Food Championships

Doug Keiles is the First Competitor to Take Second Place Finish in Two Different Catagories. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) December 14, 2017 - Hillsborough, New Jersey barbecue Pit Master Doug Keiles is known for his appearance on CHOPPED! Grill Masters, amazing barbecue, his line of all-natural barbecue rubs and artisan bacon. Recently, Keiles and his Hillsborough based Ribs Within competitive barbecue team competed and placed second at one of the premier culinary competitions on the planet - the World Food Championships. The World Food Championships (WFC) were held in early November in Orange Beach, Alabama and hosted over 500 competitors from around the world vying for the title of World Food Champion and a $100,000 grand prize in ten different categories: Bacon, BBQ, Burger, Chef, Chili, Dessert, Sandwich, Seafood, Steak and Recipe.

To qualify for the World Food Championships, Keiles and his team won the Bull Grill's All-Star Burger Battle® in Mahopac, New York in July. Doug and his teammates Loucas Euripides and Hiram Quintana competed head-to-head against three accomplished chefs (and their sous chefs) including Boston’s Stephen Coe (CHOPPED! Grill Masters, 2017, WFC Bacon Champ, 2015), the defending Burger Battle Champ North Jersey’s Dana Reed, and New York City Chef Barret Beyer. Keiles took first place in both the judge's and the people's choice awards and by virtue of winning the competition was invited compete for a $100,000 prize purse for the best dish overall and a $10,000 prize for the top finisher in each of the ten categories at the WFC.

At the competition, Doug and his team battled back from 20th place on his first burger to fourth place on his second burger placing him in ninth place overall after the first round of competition. During the second phase of the competition, the judges required the competitors to use commercially prepared Bubba Burgers® and eggs in their recipes. Keiles' perfectly executed second round burger, the “B.O.M.B. Jamburger” (Bacon, Onion, Muenster, Bacon Jam) catapulted him from ninth place into a second-place overall finish in the Burger category. Keiles, a 15-year veteran of competitive cooking, had won invitations to the past four World Food Championships in the Bacon category. This second place finish represents Keiles' first year competing in the Burger category and his second, second place finish in the World Food Championships overall.

“Doug is one of our most accomplished Food Champs, having won second place in two different categories (Bacon and Burger). No one else has ever done that, obviously proving that true culinary talent isn’t afraid to jump into different genres of food,” said Mike McCloud, President/CEO, World Food Championships.

“So, I didn’t finish first, but second place isn’t so bad,” explained Keiles, “To place second place among some of the best cooks and chefs on the planet is a pretty remarkable accomplishment, but mark my words I’ll place first one day.”

ABOUT RIBS WITHIN & DOUG KEILES
Ribs Within is a Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned team and had been competing since 2003. Doug is a KCBS Certified Barbeque Judge, Pitmaster and Team Captain. His award-winning Ribs Within Rubs have led Ribs Within to Grand Championships in both BBQ and Grilling competitions as well as multiple Reserve Grand Championships. Keiles also won multiple awards with his USDA approved all natural, Bacon Guru Uncured Bacon. Formerly knowns as Ribs Within Uncured bacon, Keiles has won the Charcuterie Masters for Bacon in 2016 and 2017 and looking for a hat trick in February of 2018. All products are available for home delivery. Local catering is also available.

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