cooking this week
WEDNESDAY
Buckle up: ‘The Great Food Truck Race’
heads to the east coast
By Andrew Warren
TV Media
F
ire up those engines and
put the pedal to the metal.
Another season of “The Great
Food Truck Race” has hit the
road on Food Network, and
with only one team able to
take home the grand prize, the
competition this year is going
to be fierce.
Chef Tyler Florence returns
to host the culinary race, a
role that he’s held for all 10
seasons. This year, nine teams
of aspiring food truck own-
ers are in the running as they
make their way along the
Atlantic coast’s sunny cities,
making stops along the way
where they face challenges
that test their cooking, busi-
ness acumen and ability to
market their brand.
In this week’s premiere, all
nine teams assemble in beau-
tiful Myrtle Beach, South Car-
olina. Each has their own food
truck for the competition,
with its own style of food,
branding and way of cooking.
What ties them all together,
though, is their desire to sell
mouth-watering food to eager
customers. In Myrtle Beach,
Florence challenges the
food truck crews to serve up
scrummy boardwalk bites and
succulent crab dishes to hun-
gry locals, and the team that’s
the least successful is asked to
leave the caravan.
Next week, the racers are
off to Hilton Head, South
Carolina, where they face
a boiled peanut challenge.
With future stops in Florida at
Daytona Beach, Tampa, Fort
Myers, Fort Lauderdale and
Miami, the competitors are
destined to get plenty of sun
as their numbers get whittled
down and they get closer and
closer to the $50,000 grand
prize.
The name “Food Truck
Race” is a bit of a misnomer
— this is a cooking competi-
tion, after all, and the food
trucks don’t actually race each
other from city to city. Instead,
it’s more of a race for sales,
with the food truck teams be-
ing given unique challenges
at every stop that speak to
the local food scene, and that
encourage the competitors to
get creative with both their
food and their marketing.
Buckle up those seatbelts
and make sure you have a
napkin handy — “The Great
Food Truck Race” heads to the
East Coast for its 10th season
starting Sunday, June 9, on
Food Network.
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
make a five star dinner using only frozen
food. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
must use a special list of ingredients. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
only use clearance items in round one.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The heat
is on as chefs make a hot sandwich. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
make comfort food using seven items or
less. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Triple D
alumni from across the country mix it
up. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The
winners of the first four throw downs are
back! (CC)
THURSDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Giada De
Laurentiis and Michael Symon team up
again. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Matthew
Raiford and Chef Karen Akunowicz
compete. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alton Brown
and Anne Burrell are here to beat Bobby.
(CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Jeanie Roland
& Becca Richards battle to take on Bobby.
(CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay It’s a tough
battle for two chefs vying for the title. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Judy Gold and
Katie Lee poke fun at their dear friend.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Haylie Duff and
Curtis knock Bobby down a few pegs. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A sausage king
and a grill master compete. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A Spanish
cuisine expert and a Portuguese chef
contend. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A Dutch chef
and a Greek chef compete. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs rev up for a
sensational sandwich battle. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs must include
pickles in every dish. (CC)
FRIDAY
Tyler Florence hosts “The Great Food Truck Race”
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
uncovers some great comfort food. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri visits a Mexican restaurant in San
Diego. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri heads to New Orleans and
Pittsburgh. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy samples international cuisine found
across America. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy goes all over the country for comfort
foods. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives This
trip, Guy’s cruising down the path less
traveled. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy looks for the best scratch cooking in
America. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy is on the search for the real deal in
bar foods.
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits eateries that have a definite
direction. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
warms up with standout specialties. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s pullin’ in for a mishmash of comfort
food. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
is hitting the road for some outrageous
seafood. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s getting a far out taste of both
coasts. (CC)
SATURDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Fathers join forces with
their kids to make dishes. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated (CC)
FOOD Chopped Grilling’s greatest go
big in a spectacular kitchen. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNW A Chef’s Life A tour of Maker’s
Mark and Jefferson’s distilleries. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A second group is in
hot pursuit of the grand prize. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A feisty new group
trash talks from the start. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB Rick Steves’ Tasty Europe Rick
Steves eats his merry way through
Europe. (CC)
FOOD Chopped Find out which of the
champions will rise to the top. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNW The Great British Baking Show
Three French bakes stand between four
semi-finalists. (CC)
FOOD Chopped Big flavors meet big
personalities. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four chefs compete for
a spot in the finale. (CC)
SUNDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Best Baker in America The bak-
ers recreate the classic eclair. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Champion-
ship Contestants are hit with their first
surprise. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Championship
Teams make a destination beach wedding
cake topper. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Championship
Teams compete in a precocious pet top-
per challenge. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Championship
Teams make an anniversary cake for Tara
Lipinski. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
KVEW Chance of Wine (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs can
only shop from the middle aisles. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four chefs
test their burger prowess. (CC)
MONDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The judges face off with
baskets of leftovers. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped It’s Food Network vs.
Cooking Channel stars. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Contenders with con-
siderable prowess battle each other.
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four ‘Chopped’ judges
compete.
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four celebrities
compete. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped All-Stars champs
compete for $50,000.
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Best Baker in America: Extra
Icing (N) The bakers recreate the classic
eclair. (CC)
TUESDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Bite Club Five Chicago chefs
compete in an Italian restaurant. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped Junior The chefs are
fired up for a grilling competition. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Engaged competitors
hope to make it to the final. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A rack of elk is a
welcome ingredient for chefs. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs have two
different proteins to prepare. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Spare ribs play the lead
role in the appetizer basket. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The four finalists face
off for the $50,000 prize. (CC)
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