Food Truck Pros Take On Talented Rookies
By: Angela Redding | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Beat magazine | 5/29/2023 Photos: Food Network
“Los Angeles is the perfect backdrop this season, there’s no city more competitive for food trucks and only the strongest will survive,” Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery, Betsy Ayala
The eight-episode season of the GFTR, hosted by Tyler Florence and shot in Los Angeles, the hub of food truck culture, debuts on Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network.
GFTR industry pros vs talented up-and-coming rookies
The Great Food Truck Race is putting industry veterans up against talented up-and-coming rookies in a David vs. Goliath competition of the best food on wheels for the first time in the history of the program. Tyler Florence is the host of this competition, which pits nine teams from all over the country against one another in fast-paced challenges designed to test their culinary prowess, marketing knowledge, and sales prowess in order to stay in the running. This season’s action takes place smack in the heart of the expanding food truck business in Los Angeles, which has long been at the forefront of the movement.
LA Dodgers player Mookie Betts & The GFTR
The race begins with each of the nine teams presenting a dish that best represents their line of work before moving to a baseball field to serve Little League players and their families while LA Dodgers player Mookie Betts pays a visit.
Guest Judges on The Great Food Truck Race
Other obstacles include generating social media content to attract viewers, cooking for guest judges Chef Jet Tila, Chef Joe Sasto, and previous season’s winner, Seoreata’s Evanice Holz, as well as drawing inspiration from Chef Antonia Lofaso’s well-known restaurant dishes for their own menus. All the action comes to a head-to-head conclusion in which only one team wins the $50,000 big prize that might change their lives. The Great Food Truck Race: David vs. Goliath debuts on Sunday, June 18th at 8 pm ET/PT on Food Network with a supersized episode.
Competing Teams for The Great Food Truck Race
Tyler welcomes the nine teams to Los Angeles in the first episode, where the competitive food truck industry is growing. This David vs. Goliath competition features five bright rookie teams that have never owned or operated a food truck and four teams of seasoned pros, giving each business the once-in-a-lifetime chance to establish themselves in the nation’s food truck capital.
Pros
- Da Bald Guy – Honolulu, Hawaii (James Martin, Missy Rabaino, Ali’i Pukahi)
- Lisa’s Creperie – Atlanta, Georgia (Lisa Thiffault, Ally Marlow, Miranda Moore)
- D’Pura Cepa – Miami, Florida (Jose Carnot, Janshanic Santos, Louis Del Rio Rubio)
- Paisani – Boston, Massachusetts (Ryan Palmer, Matthew Minichiello, Tommy Southwick)
Rookies
- 2 Girls Jamaican Tacos – Brooklyn, New York (Shelly Flash, Bri Labossiere, Elijah McPhie)
- 4 Hens Creole Kitchen – St. Louis, Missouri (Brandi Artis, Brittany Artis, Zendrix Berndt-White)
- Khana – Detroit, Michigan (Maryam Khan, Al Jane, Jake Nielsen)
- The Block – Indianapolis, Indiana (Terry Anthony, Carl Harris, Crystal Kilgore)
- The Easy Vegan – Denver, Colorado (Taylor Herbert, Alexi Mandolini, Matt Heikkila)
When talking about the competition on social media, use the hashtag #GreatFoodTruckRace to let everyone know which truck is serving up the tastiest cuisine.
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