About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. Let's Get Rolling!
Aired 15 August 2010 • 60 min
In the series premiere, seven gourmet food trucks arrive in San Diego, where the teams will compete to see who can make the most money. The losing truck returns home, while the rest continue on their cross-country quest for $50,000. Tyler Florence hosts.
2. Chile Santa Fe
Aired 22 August 2010 • 60 min
The six remaining teams arrive in Santa Fe, N.M., and they're greeted by a snowstorm, which complicates the challenge.
3. Where's the Beef?
Aired 29 August 2010 • 60 min
The trucks head to Fort Worth, where the teams will have to carve a challenging cut of meat and incorporate it into their menus.
4. Big Trouble in the Big Easy
Aired 5 September 2010 • 60 min
The four remaining teams make their way to New Orleans, where surprise catfish cook-off awaits them.
5. Small Town Trouble
Aired 12 September 2010 • 60 min
The food trucks head to Jonesborough, Tenn., a small town with only 5000 residents (aka potential customers). Later, they're challenged to cook a five-course meal in the style of a pioneer-era chuck wagon.
6. New York Plate of Mind
Aired 19 September 2010 • 60 min
Season 1 concludes as the two remaining trucks arrive in New York City and the teams race to find customers in all five boroughs. Then, in the final cooking challenge, each team must prepare the other's signature dish before the $50,000 grand prize is awarded to the winners.