The Great Food Truck Race

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  • TV-G
  • 2010
  • 19 Seasons
  • 6.7  (915)

The Great Food Truck Race is a popular reality TV show that premiered on the Food Network in 2010. Hosted by famous chef Tyler Florence, the show features eight teams of aspiring food truck owners as they travel across the United States to compete in various culinary challenges.

Each week, the teams are given a new challenge in a different city, and are required to create a themed menu that incorporates local ingredients and flavors. The teams must not only create delicious dishes, but also manage their finances, marketing, and customer service as they compete to sell the most food and avoid elimination.

Throughout the competition, the teams face a range of challenges that test their culinary skills, creativity, teamwork, and business savvy. For example, they may be asked to create a meal with a limited budget, or to serve a large number of customers in a short amount of time.

Alongside Tyler Florence, the show features two other expert judges: Daniel Shemtob and Ted Kim. Shemtob is a successful food truck owner himself, having launched the LA-based truck The Lime Truck in 2010. Kim is the founder of the Korean BBQ truck Seoul Sausage Company.

As the teams travel from city to city, they must also deal with the stresses of being on the road and living in close quarters with their competitors. The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and rewards of running a food truck business, as well as the unique culture and cuisine of various U.S. cities.

The Great Food Truck Race has been praised for its entertaining format and engaging storytelling, as well as its celebration of street food and culinary innovation. It has also helped launch the careers of several successful food truck owners, including The Lime Truck and The Grilled Cheese Truck.

Overall, The Great Food Truck Race is a fun and fast-paced competition that offers a glimpse into the exciting and unpredictable world of food truck entrepreneurship. Whether you're a foodie or a fan of reality TV, this show is sure to satisfy your appetite for adventure and delicious cuisine.

The Great Food Truck Race is a series that ran for 19 seasons (139 episodes) between August 15, 2010 and on Food Network

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Sweet & Savory: The Great Kentucky Cook-Off
7. Sweet & Savory: The Great Kentucky Cook-Off
August 30, 2026
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Sweet & Savory: Dishing It Out at Dollywood
6. Sweet & Savory: Dishing It Out at Dollywood
August 23, 2026
The final four teams arrive at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., where massive crowds, amusement park chaos, and high sales stakes push everyone to their limits. Host Tyler Florence presents a "Dollywood delights" taste challenge, where team members must incorporate an iconic Dollywood ingredient (cinnamon bread, fudge, turkey legs or candied jalapeno) into a special dish. The next day at Dollywood's Splash Country, the sales totals are announced, and guest judge Arnold Myint joins Tyler Florence for a potato-focused redemption battle and an emotional elimination.
Sweet & Savory: The Great Gatlinburg Smoke Off
5. Sweet & Savory: The Great Gatlinburg Smoke Off
August 16, 2026
The final five teams head to Gatlinburg, Tenn., where smoky flavors, mountain tourism, and rising tensions push the competition to a new level. Host Tyler Florence kicks things off with a "holy smokes" taste challenge, sending one member from each truck up a mountain chairlift to claim a smoky ingredient for their dish. At a tense sales rankings announcement, the teams learn that immunity is officially over, and the bottom teams face off in a smoky, grill-focused redemption battle judged by barbecue expert Rashad Jones.
Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl, Part 2
4. Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl, Part 2
August 9, 2026
Continuing the competition in Knoxville, Tenn., the remaining teams arrive at a whimsical fantasy village where they fully embrace the theme with renamed menu items and costumes before host Tyler Florence asks them to create an "enchanted dish." As exhaustion, self-doubt, and team tensions mount, the final sales results from all three Knoxville events are revealed at the World's Fair Park, and the bottom teams battle for survival in a high-stakes redemption challenge judged by food truck entrepreneur Sabin Lomac.
Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl, Part 1
3. Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl, Part 1
August 9, 2026
Host Tyler Florence welcomes six teams to Knoxville, Tenn., for a three-stop race across different events where adaptability and understanding the audience is everything. At the University of Tennessee, the trucks sell to game day crowds, and a mashup-themed taste challenge pushes teams to combine two dishes into one creative item while tensions flare between competitors. Then, the teams serve a more refined crowd at the Rossini Opera Festival before taking on a "switching roles" taste challenge that creates struggles for several trucks.
Sweet & Savory: The Tennessee Whiskey Trail
2. Sweet & Savory: The Tennessee Whiskey Trail
August 2, 2026
Host Tyler Florence leads seven teams to Franklin to compete along the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, and one truck is protected by immunity after last week's big win. A whiskey-inspired taste challenge tasks teams with creating a three-item mini food flight, sparking competitive tensions. Truck troubles, execution issues, and mounting stress threaten several teams' chances of survival before Tyler reveals razor-thin sales margins and sends the bottom teams into a whiskey-focused redemption battle with guest judge Aarti Sequeira.
Sweet & Savory: Nashville
1. Sweet & Savory: Nashville
July 26, 2026
Host Tyler Florence kicks off the race in Nashville, where eight sweet and savory food trucks compete together for the first time ever. After creating music-inspired dishes in Music City, the teams race to Broadway for a chaotic sales day that includes a taste challenge honky-tonk ingredient hunt for one of four Nashville-themed ingredients. One team dominates the sales game while the bottom two teams must battle for redemption, and guest judge Maneet Chauhan helps decide which truck goes home first.
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Where to Watch The Great Food Truck Race
The Great Food Truck Race is available for streaming on the Food Network website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Great Food Truck Race on demand at Max, Discovery+, Prime, Philo, Prime Video, Hulu, Fandango at Home, Food Network, Microsoft Movies & TV, The Roku Channel, Sling, Google Play and Apple TV Store.
  • Premiere Date
    August 15, 2010
  • IMDB Rating
    6.7  (915)
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