Description
Original Airdate08/15/2010
Seven of the country's best food trucks compete for customers as they complete various challenges across the country.
Moods
- Brash
- Amusing
- Intense
- Creative
The Great Food Truck Race
Cast & Crew
Patrick HigginsDirector Patrick HigginsDirector Matthew W. DavisDirector Matthew W. DavisDirector
7. Sweet & Savory: The Legends of Louisville
Air Date 09/06/2026
After a sales day at the Louisville Slugger Museum, the final two teams battle for $50,000 at the legendary Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY; the winner-takes-all showdown is judged by 500 fans, along with Tyler Florence and guest judge Damaris Phillips.
6. Sweet & Savory: The Great Kentucky Cook-Off
Air Date 08/30/2026
In Louisville, Ky., Tyler Florence gives the final three teams a taste challenge featuring the state fruit, the blackberry; in the last redemption battle, the guest judge Kelsey Murphy gives tasks to the teams for creating a dish centered around beer cheese.
5. Sweet & Savory: Dishing It Out at Dollywood
Air Date 08/23/2026
The remaining four teams take on massive crowds and amusement park chaos at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. Guest judge Arnold Myint joins Tyler Florence for a potato-focused redemption battle and an emotional elimination.
4. Sweet & Savory: The Great Gatlinburg Smoke Off
Air Date 08/16/2026
The five teams head to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to take on Tyler Florence's holy smokes taste challenge, sending one member from each truck up a mountain chairlift to claim a smoky ingredient; Rashad Jones is there to judge the grill-focused redemption battle.
3. Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl
Air Date 08/09/2026
Tyler Florence welcomes six teams to Knoxville, Tenn., for a three-stop race across different events; at the University of Tennessee, the trucks sell to game day crowds; the teams serve a more refined crowd at the Rossini Opera Festival.
2. Sweet & Savory: The Tennessee Whiskey Trail
Air Date 08/02/2026
Tyler Florence leads seven teams to Franklin to compete along the Tennessee Whiskey Trail; after razor-thin sales margins and a whiskey-focused redemption battle, guest judge Aarti Sequeira sends one of the two bottom trucks home.
1. Sweet & Savory: Music City Mayhem
Air Date 07/26/2026
Host Tyler Florence starts the competition in Nashville, where eight food trucks compete; the teams prepare dishes, participate in an ingredient search on Broadway and sell their products; one team leads in total sales, the lowest two teams compete in an elimination challenge and guest judge Maneet Chauhan helps determine which truck leaves the competition.