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The Great Food Truck Race
2010 - 2024 6.1 (16 votes) 17 Seasons
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The Great Food Truck Race

Overview

The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on August 18, 2013.

Top Cast

Tyler Florence
Tyler Florence

Self - Host

Seasons

Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2011)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: What Happens in Vegas
2011-08-14

Eight gourmet food trucks begin their cross-country quest for $100,000 in Malibu, Cal., in the Season 2 opener. The first challenge has the teams creating inventive dishes using one lobster and fresh produce. Then, the trucks move on to Las Vegas.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: A Pinch of Salt Lake City
2011-08-21

The trucks arrive in Salt Lake City, where sausages are to be made at a Creminelli Fine Meats production facility. Chef Ryan Lowder is the guest judge.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
2011-08-28

The trucks roll into Colorado, where the teams harvest morel mushrooms and create original dishes, which will be judged by local chef Frank Bonanno. Later, NFL legend John Elway presents the teams with a Speed Bump challenge.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Big Bites, Little Apple
2011-09-04

The five remaining teams arrive in Manhattan, Kan., where they're tasked with creating original dishes on a five-dollar budget.. Later, they sell their food to Kansas State University students.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Hog Wild in Memphis
2011-09-11

The four remaining trucks roll into Memphis for a barbecue challenge. Local barbecue legend Jim Neely serves as a guest judge.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Midnight Truck to Georgia
2011-09-18

In Atlanta, the teams must beg and borrow ingredients from locals when creating original dishes that incorporate Georgia peaches and peanuts. The winning team gets a guaranteed spot in the finals.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Miami Heat
2011-09-25

The two remaining food trucks arrive in Miami and embark on a grueling three-day final challenge in the Season 2 finale. The first team to cross the finish line receives $100,000.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2012)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: 3,559 Miles to a Dream
2012-08-19

Eight teams of aspiring food-truck owners arrive in Los Angeles and begin competing for their own food truck and $50,000 of seed money to start their business in the Season 3 opener.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Attitude at High Altitude
2012-08-26

The seven remaining trucks arrive in Flagstaff, Ariz., and the teams are tasked with creating a dish featuring prickly-pear cactus, a local delicacy. Chef Beau MacMillan is a guest judge.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Even Food Trucks Are Bigger in Texas
2012-09-02

Ballpark-inspired fare is made when the teams visit the Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium, home of the Amarillo Sox, a minor-league baseball team.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Baby Got Razorback
2012-09-09

The five remaining teams head to the college town of Fayetteville, Ark., and are tasked with using Pop-Tarts to create breakfast dishes for hungry college students. Acclaimed teen chef Jeremy Salamon is a guest judge.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Music City Madness
2012-09-16

The four remaining teams arrive in Nashville and prepare a picnic for the country-music duo Joey + Rory. Later, two members of each team must sit out of a challenge while their other teammates train culinary students to do their jobs.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Mistake by the Lake?
2012-09-23

The teams create gourmet dishes using tomatoes. Outback Steakhouse cofounder Tim Gannon serves as a guest judge. Later, the food trucks are taken in to be serviced, and the teams must sell their dishes from golf carts.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Where in the World is Lubec?
2012-09-30

The final two teams race to Boston in the Season 3 finale. Once they arrive, they are tasked with adding an authentic New England lobster dish to their menu. Two lobstermen rate the dishes and award the winner a head start to Maine, where they'll sell head-to-head one last time before host Tyler Florence counts their money and reveals the winners.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 4 (2013)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: I Left My Food Cart in San Francisco
2013-08-18

Season 4 begins in Beverly Hills, where the eight competing teams are instructed to prepare a signature dish that must be sold for at least $20. Later, they are given a second challenge to complete in San Francisco.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: A Strange Brew in Portland
2013-08-25

The seven remaining teams are unable to restock their supplies when they arrive in Portland, Ore.; and later, they are told geoduck must be their main ingredient in all menu items.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Pocatello Is All About Potatoes, You Dig?
2013-09-01

The six remaining teams travel to the mountains of Pocatello, Idaho, where they are told to remove all starches from their menus. Their next challenge finds them digging up spuds at a local farm and using what they collect as the main ingredient in their recipes.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: About Face in South Dakota
2013-09-08

The five remaining teams meet Tyler at Mount Rushmore, where they are given money to shop for supplies in Rapid City, S.D., but without use of their cars. The next day, a side of bison must be butchered and then incorporated fully into their menus.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Double Trouble in the Twin Cities
2013-09-15

The four remaining teams enter the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Challenges include serving food on a stick and cooking with Spam.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: A Food Truck Kind of Town, Chicago Is
2013-09-22

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel judges a pizza challenge. Later, the teams must incorporate hot dogs in all of their menu items.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Capital Gains
2013-09-29

In the fourth-season finale, the last leg of the race sends the remaining teams all over the East Coast, beginning with a stop in Annapolis, Md., followed by a crab challenge—and a surprise elimination—at a Chesapeake Bay wharf. Afterward, grub is sold in the suburbs of Virginia; and the winner is declared in Washington, D.C.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 5 (2014)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Venice Beach Brawl
2014-08-17

Eight teams arrive in Santa Barbara, Cal., to compete for their very own food truck in the Season 5 premiere. Their first challenge is to define their brand and create a signature dish.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Hot Doggin' It in Tucson
2014-08-24

The teams are told to come up with creative marketing campaigns when they arrive in Tucson, where they also face the challenge of putting their own twists on a hot dog loved by locals and performing a catchy jingle at a folk festival.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Dinner Dates, Austin Style
2014-08-31

The trucks pair up when in Austin for a Match.com event; and on the next day, switch trucks and sell their partners' food. Later, Tyler reveals that the elimination comes down to a $6 deficit.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: High Steaks in OKC
2014-09-07

Time-management skills are tested when the teams arrive in Oklahoma City, where they are forced to embrace local favorites. Included: Steak dishes are mandatory on Day 1; and prime meat is grounded by hand to make fried-onion burgers on Day 2.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: St. Louis Upsell
2014-09-14

The final four teams arrive in St. Louis and are greeted with a challenge involving a premium food product. The next day, they are given the chance to double their week's till.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Shrimpin' Ain't Easy
2014-09-21

Three teams remain when the competition arrives in Mobile, Ala., where host Tyler Florence challenges them to cook locally. Also: He wants everyone to add a brunch dish to their menus.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Finale at Mile 0 — Winning Keys in Key West
2014-09-28

The Season 5 finale brings the remaining two teams to Florida, where they have to demonstrate what they have learned throughout the race as they vie to make the most money and win the top prize.

Runtime: 60 min
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Season 6 (2015)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Route 66: All-American Road Trip
2015-08-23

Seven teams of food truck owners start The Great Food Truck Race selling their signature dishes on the Santa Monica Pier. They then embark down historic Route 66, stopping in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., for their first Truck Stop Cooking Challenge: The first team to sell 20 orders of their twist on Fish and Chips will get a bonus that might be enough to keep them safe from elimination.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Off-Road Eats in Arizona
2015-08-30

Before the six remaining teams make it to Flagstaff, Ariz., Tyler Florence calls them up to let them know that their first challenge is underway: The team who sells the most in Flagstaff will get a one-hour head start to their next stop, Sedona, Ariz. In Sedona, the teams must make a dish incorporating the local delicacy, rattlesnake/rabbit sausage, and leave the comfort of their trucks to sell from Pink Jeeps.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Spicy Showdown in Santa Fe
2015-09-06

The five teams arrive in Santa Fe, N.M., where they are faced with hot weather and hot flavors when Tyler challenges them to use peppers to create a dish that's representative of the city. Later, they are given only one hour to shop for an entire weekend of selling.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: High Steaks in Texas
2015-09-13

The final four race to Texas, where steak determines how much seed money each team receives. Later, a Speed Bump is encountered; and an elimination occurs during a visit to the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Roadside Attractions
2015-09-20

When the top three teams arrive in Tulsa, Tyler Florence takes away their phones and internet abilities: All of their research, outreach, marketing and navigation have to be done the old-fashioned way. He then challenges them to build roadside attractions to pull in customers. On their second day, the teams sell at one of the last drive-ins on Route 66. They race from car to car, knowing that each lost sale could be the one that sends them home.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Showdown in Chi-Town
2015-09-27

Season 6 comes to a finish with the final two teams arriving in St. Louis, where Tyler challenges them to create three dishes with three different proteins in 30 minutes. Then, it's off to Chicago (well, after a quick detour) as they race to sell three different ethnic dishes in three different neighborhoods in hopes of winning $50,000.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 7 (2016)

No overview available.

5 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: A Family Affair
2016-08-28

The race kicks off with a funnel eating contest at a theme park in Los Angeles; the families get their first challenge of creating the signature menu item; an all-out bidding war for a prime selling spot on the grounds of the theme park.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Things Get Berry Interesting
2016-09-04

The teams take on a challenge of one sweet and one savory dish using locally-grown strawberries at the California Strawberry Festival in Ventura County; one team uses their family network to attract customers; another team can't get organized.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: An Egg-cellent Adventure
2016-09-11

The four remaining family food truck teams head inland to the Santa Barbara Wine County, where they must face a challenge involving ostriches. Beginning to gel as food trucks, the teams sell in the Danish town of Solvang, Calif., where they're given a challenge steeped in the local culture that causes some setbacks. After a busy weekend of selling, one team is sent home after a very close elimination.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: A Dessert in the Desert
2016-09-18

The final three teams brave the sweltering desert heat of Palm Springs, Calif. as they take on a challenge that tasks them with making something sweet to eat. The next day, they must become "human roadside attractions" and create a costume to draw customers to their truck. For one family, tempers flare as temperatures rise, and in the end, another team goes home while the last two family food trucks set course for the finale.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: The Island
2016-09-25

The final two teams head back to Los Angeles, where their trucks have a ferry to catch to Catalina Island. First, however, the teams must become hot dog vendors in the port town of San Pedro, Calif. to compete for a distinct advantage. Once on the island, it's a head-to-head family face-off as the final two teams sell side-by-side, putting everything on the line before finding out who will get $50,000 and be crowned winner of The Great Food Truck Race.

Runtime: 60 min
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Season 8 (2017)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Big 'Not So Easy'
2017-08-20

Seven teams with dreams of running their own food trucks arrive in the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans where they meet host Tyler Florence. For their first challenge, the teams must create their own version of a beignet and sell it in the French Market in a challenge called "Dough for Dough." Whatever money they earn, they get to add to their seed money. Next, the teams shop and hit the streets to sell, and find out that running a food truck is harder than they thought! In the second challenge, the teams must impress New Orleans Celebrity Chef Susan by creating a dish inspired by the popular Hurricane drink. One team is eliminated and six make it closer to the finish line and the grand prize of $50,000.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: New Marching Orders
2017-08-27

The remaining six teams arrive at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida to receive their next marching orders. For this challenge, the highest grossing teams from the first leg of the race get to pick teams to work with to feed 50 service members. The teams pair up and have one hour to cook before the hungry service members arrive. The teams with the favorite dish get $200 added to their final till. Next, they hit the streets of Pensacola to sell their dishes. But the teams get a chance at a life vest when Tyler offers immunity to the next round to the team that can make the most profits off a dish featuring the special of the day, a full fresh Red Snapper.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Sweet Home Alabama
2017-09-03

The remaining five trucks arrive in Tuscaloosa, Ala. to find Tyler Florence and pastry chef Jan Moon waiting for them with a challenge: to crack the most pecans in just 15 minutes. The teams must then use their pecans in a dessert dish to sell on their trucks, with the winner receiving valuable mentoring time with Jan and the team that makes the most profits winning $200. On the second day in Tuscaloosa, Tyler challenges the cooks to a happy hour: for one hour, the pecan dishes will be sold for $1 only, and the team with the overall lowest sales will be out of the competition.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Hot Chicken in the City
2017-09-10

Tyler Florence has a surprise for the four remaining food truck teams: a taste of the Nashville's famous hot chicken, prepared by Nashville native and owner of restaurant 400 Degrees, Aqui Hines. The teams sample and see if they can take the heat, then Tyler challenges them to make their own versions of hot dishes -- but without chicken. Aqui tastes the dishes, awarding the winner $500 in their till. On the second day in Nashville, Tyler has the teams to create their own self-promotion, much like the many artists in the city. Country singer Craig Wayne Boyd judges their promotions, rewarding the winning team with immunity.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Fresh Off the Farm
2017-09-17

The remaining three food truck teams arrive at a peach farm in Athens, GA, where they meet Tyler Florence and Athens chef Mimi Maumus. In the first challenge, the teams make a savory dish using the provided ingredients and peaches. The winning team gets to shut down the other two trucks for one hour at any time during the sell. Then, Tyler throws them a curveball while shopping and asks them for a completely fresh menu. The team that with the lowest sales is sent home.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: The Race Through Savannah
2017-09-24

The final two food truck teams arrive in Savannah, and Tyler Florence's first challenge brings the teams out of the food trucks and into a new mobile selling vehicle: pedicabs. Each team has a half hour to make as much food as possible to sell out of their own pedicabs, and the team with the most profits gets $500 added to their till. Next, the teams travel through the city, where they sell head-to-head in new locations. At each location, they receive a new shellfish to include in a dish, and the team that sells the most fish dishes gets $500. Finally, Tyler reveals the team with the highest total till, the winner of Great Food Truck Race: Battle for the South!

Runtime: 60 min
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Season 9 (2018)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Wagons Ho!
2018-07-26

Seven teams gather at a cattle ranch outside of Los Angeles to take on the first challenge: each team must squeeze a pitcher of orange juice to receive the seed money and keys to the truck.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Shrimp and Glitz
2018-08-02

Tyler Florence welcomes the teams to Las Vegas and gives them a challenge using one of the most popular items on Vegas menus: shrimp. Each truck must create their own ultimate shrimp dish to sell on Fremont Street, and the team that makes the most money wins a prime parking spot for selling the next day. Then, Tyler and Las Vegas restaurateur Elizabeth Blau visit the teams to offer business and culinary advice, and the teams sell their signature dishes on the streets of Vegas, with the least successful truck being eliminated.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: An Oasis in the Desert
2018-08-09

The trucks meet Tyler at a Sonic Drive-In in Phoenix, Ariz., for a blind taste test and original savory dish challenge inspired by Sonic's signature drinks; the truck that made the least money is sent home, and the four remaining teams move forward.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Bordertown Boom
2018-08-16

The trucks roll into Yuma, Ariz., and head to the historic Yuma Territorial Prison; the teams complete a relay challenge involving artichokes and bacon, then the chefs must add an original dish using those ingredients to their food truck menus.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: First Dates
2018-08-23

The final three teams head to the Coachella Valley in Southern California ahead of a massive country music festival; Tyler Florence educates the teams on locally grown Medjool dates; each truck must create and sell an original date dish.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: The Whole Enchilada
2018-08-30

The final two teams head back to Los Angeles, where Tyler Florence welcomes them to the historic Pueblo de Los Angeles, the epicenter of LA's Mexican heritage and culture.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 10 poster
Season 10 (2019)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Rumble on the Boardwalk
2019-06-09

Nine teams arrive on the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where Tyler Florence challenges them to create the perfect, portable summer dish. After one team pulls off a surprising win, disaster strikes with a food truck crash. Tyler gives the teams a second challenge -- to make a dish featuring a seafood staple -- but one team refuses to participate. Ultimately, one team is eliminated and eight head toward Hilton Head Island, S.C., ready to do whatever it takes to win the grand prize of $50,000.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Back Nine Barbecue
2019-06-16

Eight food truck teams arrive at the prestigious Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C., where Tyler Florence awaits on the 18th hole with a putting challenge and a mandate to sell classic Carolina barbecue. Then the teams head to Shelter Cove for two days of selling to hungry locals and tourists alike. Tyler throws a wrench in their plans when he devises a challenge with a South Carolina treat: boiled peanuts.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Fast and Furious
2019-06-23

The seven remaining teams race toward the checkered flag of the Daytona International Speedway as Tyler Florence welcomes the food trucks to Florida. Tyler hits the teams with a doughnut-making challenge that could make or break them. A shrimp challenge on day two tests the teams, but with one team losing members unexpectedly and another incurring a health code violation, Daytona becomes anyone's race to win.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Tampa 911
2019-06-30

Six food truck teams meet up with Tyler Florence in Tampa, Fla., and are shocked to see a squadron of police officers arrive with sirens blaring. The officers are there to judge a contest based on Tampa's gift to the culinary world: the Cuban sandwich. After the challenge, the teams struggle with stormy weather and finding a good location to sell in the city, leading to one truck's elimination.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Burger Brawl
2019-07-07

Tyler Florence gives the five remaining food truck teams a terrifying gator challenge in Fort Myers, Fla. They have to step up their game with a burger that takes creative risks and face a secret chef judge. One team breaks away from the pack to sell in an unexpected location, but the move could end up sending them home.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Shake Showdown
2019-07-14

Tyler Florence makes the four remaining food truck teams throw javelins to determine their protein in a skewer challenge, and the winner gets to choose the team to pair up with for the day of selling in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A Sonic Drive-In shake challenge puts everyone's sweet skills to the test, and a thrilling elimination twist has the power to change everything.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Miami Meltdown
2019-07-21

Tyler Florence finds out what makes the final three teams tick when he spends time with each food truck in Miami, Fla. Challenges to make a crowd-pleasing pork dish and an innovative coffee creation keep all the cooks on their toes, and with the $50,000 prize so close, tensions flare like never before.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Key Lime Clash
2019-07-28

Tyler Florence meets the final two food trucks as they go head-to-head in sunny Key West, Fla. A spiny lobster, a key lime challenge and an unexpected visitor galvanize the teams to give it their all in the final push. In the end, one team closes the doors of their food truck and one walks away with the grand prize of $50,000.(TD)

Runtime: 60 min
Season 12 (2020)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: First-Class Food Fight
2020-03-19

Tyler Florence kicks off the race in Los Angeles, the food truck capital of the world. Seven teams of food truck owners are challenged to make and sell luxe versions of traditional food truck fare. From private plane hors d'oeuvres to champagne-infused main dishes, the teams have to elevate their skills to the next level to win a shot at the $50,000 prize.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Food Trucks Ahoy!
2020-03-26

The six remaining teams roll into San Diego, where Tyler Florence makes them pair up for a taxing team challenge involving a slimy sea creature. At elimination, one team has a shocking announcement that changes the rest of the competition.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Hustle in the Heat
2020-04-02

Things are getting hot in Palm Springs, Calif., where the food truck teams have to conquer the extreme heat as well as their fears to tackle an unprecedented aerial challenge from Tyler Florence. A mystery ingredient enhances all the teams' dishes, and the locals show the trucks big love. After two days of selling, however, one food truck will have to shut its doors forever.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Viva Las Food Trucks!
2020-04-09

Tyler Florence meets up with the four remaining food trucks in Las Vegas, and Sin City proves to be the toughest sell yet. The teams have to get creative on the casino floor when they spin the "protein roulette" wheel, and they put their service skills to the test for an in-suite dining challenge on the strip.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Mission: Santa Barbara
2020-04-16

In Santa Barbara, Calif., Tyler Florence puts the final three food truck teams to the test on a sprawling avocado farm, where they race to pick and pit 50 avocados. Team morale is tested when they're challenged to one-up each other's avocado dishes, and one team's family makes a surprise visit. The final two teams are revealed.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Hollywood Homecoming
2020-04-23

In the season finale, the final two food truck teams return to the competition's starting point for an ultimate face-off in the City of Angels. Tyler Florence brings the trucks to an upscale winery, and they're forced to pull out all the stops, knowing that one team will have to close its doors forever and one will walk away with the grand prize of $50,000.

Runtime: 60 min
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Season 13 (2021)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Battle for the North
2021-03-07

In the wilds of Alaska, seven aspiring food truck teams kick off the biggest, boldest season of the Great Food Truck Race. On Flattop Mountain overlooking Anchorage, Tyler Florence welcomes the teams to the competition. They have to break the keys to their food trucks out of 200-pound blocks of ice, and that's only the beginning of their adventure. They won't just be battling each other -- they will be battling the elements as they compete to see who can prep and sell the most food and who will say goodbye to their food truck dreams forever.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Fire and Ice
2021-03-14

Tyler Florence challenges the six remaining food truck teams to practice their survival skills by starting a fire to make delicious s'mores, and the judges for the taste test are the other teams! Because of its long daylight hours in the summer, Palmer, Alaska, is home to some of the largest vegetables in the world. The teams are tasked with creating dishes using some of Palmer's most famous vegetables, but the obstacles mount as the teams start to sell amid short daylight hours, raging winds and blistering cold.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Alaskan Alliance
2021-03-21

The five food truck teams are tested as they go deep-sea fishing in order to earn their seed money from Tyler Florence. The Alaskan elements are taking their toll not just on the teams but also on the trucks. One truck breaks down on the side of the road, and several teams underestimate the huge demand for their food in Homer, struggling to meet demand and keep their kitchens stocked. A surprise judge visits all the teams and tastes their dishes, and his favorite dish will win its creators a huge advantage -- immunity from elimination!

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Gold Rush
2021-03-28

The four remaining teams pan for gold to earn their seed money, and some teams gain a clear head start on shopping and selling. Meanwhile, extreme cold and winds continue to challenge everyone. Tyler Florence issues a challenge to the teams to use a quintessential Alaskan ingredient -- crab -- to create a special dish for their menu, and the team that sells the most will win an extra $500 in their till.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Frostbite
2021-04-04

Three teams battle it out in the coldest and most remote location to date -- Talkeetna, Alaska. In a scavenger hunt for a local favorite, chaga mushrooms, the competitors strategize to win varying amounts of money to spend on supplies. Tyler Florence is forced to give some harsh feedback and issues a challenge to help them turn things around. The food truck teams can almost taste victory as elimination decides the final two teams of the competition.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Fairbanks Finale
2021-04-11

The final two teams meet up with Tyler Florence and go head-to-head in rugged Fairbanks, Alaska, where intense challenges and tough sell days test both food trucks like never before. With unparalleled grit and determination, one team will be named the champion and win the grand prize of $50,000, and one team will leave Alaska with only dashed food truck dreams.

Runtime: 60 min
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Season 14 (2021)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Welcome Back, Winners
2021-06-06

Seven incredible food truck teams assemble at Fisherman's Wharf in the food capital of the United States, San Francisco, to do battle as Great Food Truck Race All-Stars. Host Tyler Florence challenges the food trucks -- Aloha Plate, The Middle Feast, Seoul Sausage, The Lime Truck, Waffle Love, NOLA Creations and Mystikka Masala -- to complete a special bread bowl challenge to uncover the keys to their trucks. The teams head out to shop and sell for the first day of the intense competition. When these best-of-the-best teams face off, a small decision has huge consequences and sends one all-star team home.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Old-School Selling
2021-06-13

In Napa Valley, Calif., the six remaining food truck teams go head-to-head in a grape-stomping competition with a unique prize. Host Tyler Florence challenges them to incorporate red wine in a dish for a taste test he judges, and he forces the teams to get back to their roots and compete for sales the old-fashioned way. After two days of selling, one team has a stellar sales total, and one truck must close its doors for good.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Lost in the Redwoods
2021-06-20

As they gather in a forest of California redwoods, host Tyler Florence tells the five remaining food truck teams that they need to forage for ingredients to make a tasty treat. Surprise judges determine whose creation wins the prize. Using the ingredients from the challenge, the teams must make a dish with the power to keep them in the race, but for one team, it's the end of the road.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Beach Bite Battle
2021-06-27

The four remaining food truck teams meet host Tyler Florence on the beach to create their own signature beachside snack. Judges award $300 to the team with the most-delicious beach bite, and the team that sells the most treats earns $300 as well. Rivalries grow, and the sales competition is fierce among the final four teams, but a mistake in strategy leads one all-star team to give up its dreams of winning the title.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Delivery Nightmare
2021-07-04

At the iconic Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors, the three remaining food trucks teams have to shoot hoops in order to earn their choice of proteins. On day one, host Tyler Florence makes the trucks remain stationary while the teams become delivery services. The inability to sell on their trucks pushes the teams to their limit, and a tense elimination reveals the final two teams.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: All-Star Finale
2021-07-11

The last two all-star food truck teams face off in a challenge with special ingredients from Chinatown. In the final taste challenge, the teams create a dish that represents their heart and soul as a food truck, stirring up deep emotions and pride. The teams compete for every last sale as the clock runs down, and in a thrilling elimination by the bay, host Tyler Florence crowns the winner of the all-star season!

Runtime: 60 min
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Season 15 (2022)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Laguna Beach Heat
2022-06-05

Tyler Florence welcomes nine food truck teams to Laguna Beach, Calif., where they begin the battle to win the hottest season ever. In their first challenge, Tyler dares the teams to light him up with their hottest dish, but only one team can bring enough heat to make him cry tears of spicy joy. Maybe Cheese Born With It, a mac 'n' cheese food truck team, starts off with stellar sales but gets less than stellar reviews. Meanwhile, Senoreata, a plant-based Cuban truck, instantly forms a rivalry with Mexican food truck Salsa Queen, pitting their head chefs against each other. The team with the lowest sales is sent home.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Hot Season, Cold Location
2022-06-12

Although eight teams arrive to compete, it's the Los Angeles heat that leads the race -- and not in a good way. Special guest and all-star season winner Lime Truck challenges the teams to an eye-opening, head-to-head selling competition. As if that weren't tough enough, all the teams struggle with finding good spots with enough crowds to sell in the City of Angels. Tensions come to a boiling point when one team's home field advantage adds fuel to the already smoldering rivalries.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: No Time to Swap
2022-06-19

Seven teams arrive in Venice Beach, Calif., ready to sell. Chef Antonia Lofaso challenges the teams to craft a signature dish that reflects who they are as a food truck. On the streets of Venice, Tyler Florence makes the trucks to swap teammates for the day, a rivalry heats up, and one team member is pushed over the edge.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Teams Fall Apart From Within
2022-06-26

In Redondo Beach, Calif., special guest food truck and all-star season runner-up Seoul Sausage challenges the teams to craft a game-changing box lunch and sell it on the boardwalk. Sales improve for most of the food trucks, with one truck selling more than they've sold in the entire race. But one team struggles with sales -- and with each other, forcing Tyler Florence to pay them a visit and lead a makeshift therapy session.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Who Are the Secret Eaters?
2022-07-03

The competition heats up in Manhattan Beach, Calif., where Tyler Florence challenges five food trucks to impress a trio of secret foodies with three courses of international fare. Next, the teams compete to create the best recovery snack for local athletes before assembling for a shocking elimination.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Dunes Day
2022-07-10

The four remaining food trucks travel to Glamis, Calif., where they race down sand dunes to win their choice of protein. An innovation challenge from Tyler Florence puts everyone's creativity to the test, but the teams struggle to beat the heat while facing their biggest crowds yet.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Close to the Finish Line
2022-07-17

The three remaining food trucks meet Tyler Florence at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Calif., where they must create a dish inspired by a chili cheese Coney dog. One team is awarded an extra hour of selling time, giving them a coveted head start. On day two, the trucks are challenged to create their own riff on a longtime Long Beach favorite -- chicken and waffles. The teams push themselves to the limit in hopes of winning the reward of tripling their sales total, but only one team can win -- and one team must head home.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: San Diego Showdown
2022-07-24

The final two teams go head-to-head at a San Diego brewery where they must sell a dish based on the other team's signature menu item. After tasting a flight of craft beer, the teams create new specials to sell as a paring to brewery patrons. Next, Tyler Florence and Chef Ruffo Ibarra challenge the trucks to cook with the hottest chilies in the world. Both teams pull out all the stops, but only one team is awarded the $50,000 and crowned winner of the hottest season ever!

Runtime: 45 min
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Season 16 (2023)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: This Is Food Truck Heaven?
2023-06-18

For the first time in The Great Food Truck Race's history, Tyler Florence pits four food truck pros against five food truck rookies in an epic David vs. Goliath battle to win $50,000. The nine teams arrive in Los Angeles ready to fight, but no one is prepared for the twists and turns Tyler has in store. With over 4,000 licensed food trucks already on streets, the competition in Los Angeles proves to be one of the toughest challenges.

Runtime: 84 min
Episode 2: Meet Mookie
2023-06-25

Eight food truck teams can't believe their eyes when Tyler Florence welcomes pro-baseball legend and two-time All-Star Mookie Betts to a Los Angeles little league field, where he will judge a ballpark eats challenge. Not only will one team receive a reward for crafting Mookie's favorite dish, but whoever serves the most meals to 150 little league all-stars and their families will receive immunity along with the largest reward in the history of The Great Food Truck Race.

Runtime: 120 min
Episode 3: Team-plosion
2023-07-02

Tensions rise as seven teams face their third set of tough challenges in the city of Los Angeles. One truck attracts the attention of movie star Kumail Nanjiani, but inner turmoil between teammates pushes them towards imploding. The rookies still struggle to make it to the top rankings, and one pro team finally hits their stride while another plummets to the bottom two.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Can They Do That?
2023-07-02

A truck shocks the competition by replacing a member of their team with a previously eliminated competitor. One rookie truck strategizes and sets their sights on taking out one of the pros, but their plan backfires in an unexpected way. Then, a pro team that's been on the bottom turns up the steam and scraps their way up the rankings. Plus, acclaimed Chef Antonia Lofaso returns with a unique challenge of her own.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Ready, Jet, Go
2023-07-09

World-renowned Chef Jet Tila helps Tyler Florence challenge the five teams to make dishes that reflect their culinary origin stories -- and his favorite gets a reward! The pro versus rookie rivalry intensifies with catastrophic consequences for one team in particular. Then, the rookies claim their first number one finish, and in a shocking elimination, one of the top-ranked teams tumbles to the bottom two.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Family Food
2023-07-16

Last season's grand prize winner Evanice Holz from Señoreata Food Truck challenges the four remaining teams to turn their family recipes into plant-based creations to sell at Smorgasburg, an epic Los Angeles food event. After pairing the teams up to sell as two units, Tyler Florence offers his own family favorites as inspiration. Then, a tearful elimination sends a much-loved team home empty-handed.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Need for Speed
2023-07-23

With a key team member out sick, one food truck is forced to operate as a two-person unit, placing them at a severe disadvantage. Culinary powerhouse Chef Joe Sasto joins Tyler Florence to challenge the final three teams to a taste and speed challenge. On day two, the competitors work beside some of Los Angeles' best food trucks for a nighttime rally in Venice Beach, where they'll meet Daniel Shemtob, head chef of two-time Race winner Lime Truck.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 8: Final Showdown
2023-07-30

With two trucks left to fight in the finale, each team steals one dish from the other's menu and crafts their own versions to sell at the Regarding Her Food Festival. Tyler Florence surprises them with a high-stakes rapid fire challenge judged by three renowned Los Angeles chefs, and he allows them to only sell one all-in entrée all day. Both teams scrap for their last sales, hoping to claim the grand prize of $50,000!

Runtime: N/A min
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Season 17 (2024)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Let the Games Begin
2024-06-30

Host Tyler Florence welcomes nine food trucks to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where their epic nine-city road trip for $50,000 across America's Gulf Coast begins. These first-time food truck teams face daunting challenges in the hopes of reaping unprecedented rewards, including award medals that have carryover value in the next city. Tyler groups the teams into squads who must scrap for sales in an all-out selling frenzy, and the bottom two teams must face a first time ever shocker of an elimination.

Runtime: 85 min
Episode 2: Justin Time
2024-07-07

Tyler Florence sends the eight teams into Galveston, Texas, where baseball all-star Justin Turner judges a Ballpark Bites challenge and awards one of the biggest cash prizes in The Great Food Truck Race's history. The Stars and Stripes squad loyalties are pushed to their limits as they face huge crowds, struggle to outsell one another and confront tough challenges on the Gulf Coast.

Runtime: 85 min
Episode 3: Pirates' Booty
2024-07-14

Host Tyler Florence shakes things up in Lake Charles, La., when he tells the teams to plunder one another's food trucks for a challenge judged by a band of hungry foodie pirates. Thousands of customers swarm the trucks, stressing one team to point of implosion and propelling another team to new heights.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Highway Robbery
2024-07-21

Tyler Florence brings the teams into Biloxi, Mississippi, where they hope to rack up some big sales. One team struggles to stay together and comes back stronger than ever, while another team that was previously on top plummets to the bottom two. Though sales start booming, none of the teams are prepared for the backlash when they're accused of price gouging.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Attack of the Tag Teams
2024-07-28

Tyler Florence brings in All Elite Wrestling tag teams The Acclaimed and The Gunns to join the food trucks in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for an all-out brawl. One team thinks they're being clever by sitting out on Tyler's challenge, but they soon come to regret their choices.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Mardi Gras Moola
2024-08-04

Four teams meet up with Tyler Florence in Mobile, Alabama, hoping to sell to the massive Mardi Gras crowds lining the streets, but they soon find it's not as easy as it looks. Then, one team accuses another team of cheating, and instead of earning them brownie points, their accusation backfires in unexpected ways.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Beach Battle Royale
2024-08-11

Three teams pounce on Panama City, Florida, in an effort to scrap their way into the finale. Tyler Florence launches a secret challenge that earns one truck a jaw-dropping advantage against a team of their choosing, and hard feelings from the past may come to play in the present.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: South Beach Showdown
2024-08-18

Two food truck finalists join Tyler Florence for the final leg in Fort Meyers, Florida, where they feed their fans on a day of intense selling and challenges. Then at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami, the teams' ultimate fate will be determined, and the winner will claim $50,000 and the title of Great Food Truck Race champion.

Runtime: 60 min

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