The Great Food Truck Race (2010–…): Season 5, Episode 1 - Venice Beach Brawl - full transcript
Eight teams arrive in Santa Barbara, California, to compete for their very own food truck. Their first challenge is to define their brand and create a signature dish.
Hi there. I'm Tyler Florence.
Welcome to a brand‐new season of
"The Great Food Truck Race."
Who's hungry?!
Since we started,
food trucks have become
a mainstay
in the culinary world.
It's amazing!
From fast food to four‐star,
food trucks now cover it all.
Come on
and get your bacon love, people.
And each year,
we search the country
for people who think they have
what it takes to run one.
Oh, man! This is what
I'm talking about.
It's the American dream...
About to open up
our own food truck, baby!
On wheels.
This year, we've got
eight brand‐new teams,
each with a common goal ‐‐
to go into business
for themselves.
It's the prettiest truck.
What they'll learn ‐‐
running a food truck
is not easy.
I am freaking out.
- It takes passion...
- I'm having so much fun!
Commitment...
Ugh! Aah!
And creativity.
Each week, our teams will
roll into a new city...
Yeehaw!
For a wild weekend of cooking...
This is not Sizzler.
And selling.
Are ya hungry, Austin?!
Along the way, we'll challenge
their cooking skills...
The Norin hot dog?
Now what is that?
Their business sense...
We ran out of food.
And their patience.
Where is everybody?!
That is
going home.
Chef in the kitchen.
But I'll also teach them...
I tell this to
all of my chefs.
Because I want the winner
to be one of
the best food truck operators
in the country.
I'm not putting out
food!
Last team standing
wins their food truck
plus $50,000.
I can't stop shaking.
It's too much work
to get sent home over this.
Who will win
"The Great Food Truck Race"?
Come on, guys! Let's go!
There's only one way
to find out.
- Adrenaline!
- Oh, my god! Let's go!
Whoo! Whoo!
Let's get rolling.
Food truck road trip!
Closed Captions provided by
Scripps Networks, LLC.
Right now, eight new teams
looking for their slice
of the American dream
are making their way here
to Santa Barbara, California.
This is the starting line
for the coast‐to‐coast
"Great Food Truck Race."
Whoo!
Those teams are
Lone Star Chuck Wagon
from Houston Texas ‐‐
Lance, Rachel,
and their friend Andrea.
Don't mess with Texas!
Yeehaw!
After more than a decade
of waiting tables
to fund their fledging
barbecue business,
Lance and Rachel are ready
to make it on their own.
We've been running
a barbecue business
for the last three years.
We make rubs
and barbecue sauces.
We're really trying to move
the company forward,
but we don't make enough money
to keep it going.
On a waiter's salary,
Lance and Rachel
had to sacrifice
to keep their dream alive.
We have put so much money
into this barbecue business
that I didn't even get to have
a real wedding.
I'm ready to take on
a food truck.
Yeah.
I'm ready to win
this competition.
That's what I'm ready to do.
Whoo‐hoo!
Meet the Military Moms
from Fort Drum, New York ‐‐
Carol, Michele, and Wendy.
We are here to proudly serve
comfort food.
These moms have spent
years alone
while their husbands have been
deployed overseas.
The hardest part
of your husband being gone
is not knowing
if he's going to come home.
Their strength?
Raising a family despite
challenging circumstances.
It is very difficult
when your husband is deployed
because you're the mom
and the dad.
Now they have created
a new family ‐‐
the Military Moms.
Our turn. Our turn!
It's our turn!
We're high fivin' the air.
High five!
Whoo!
Yeah!
Next up,
from Los Angeles, California,
Middle Feast ‐‐
professional chef Tommy,
his sister Hilla,
and their friend Arkadi.
All the spices ‐‐
you've never tried something
like this in your life.
Tommy had thought
his dreams had come true
when a friend promised
to fund his restaurant.
But the friend bailed out,
and the restaurant folded.
I was down for, like, a year.
Then my wife had to, like,
shake me up.
Now Tommy is determined
to get back into
the cooking game
by taking classic Israeli dishes
and adding a creative touch.
I'm super excited to be cooking
on a food truck.
This is Chatty Chicken
from Chattanooga, Tennessee ‐‐
dad Greg, daughter Megan,
and son Greg Jr.
This tight‐knit Southern family
made a bad investment
in a roadside food stand
which struggles for customers.
We need this opportunity
so that we can, as a family,
still work together.
Now it's up to them
to take
Greg Sr.'s famous
fried chicken recipe
and turn into
a food truck business.
Chatty Chicken! Yeah!
Whoo!
We're gonna kill it!
There's Beach Cruiser
from Venice Beach, California.
I'm Shane.
I'm Nicole.
And I'm Greta.
And we're
the Beach Cruisers!
Professional tide surfer Greta
had a vision for a food truck
to serve the beach community.
We wanna bring fresh California
food everywhere we go.
Greta raised $20,000,
but her partner left,
and the city wouldn't approve
the truck she bought.
This is my chance to
make this dream a reality.
Now Greta and her friends
wanna bring
fresh California cuisine
to the rest of the country.
I definitely learned my lesson,
and, like,
I'm not gonna make
the same mistakes again.
Whoo!
Then you've got
Cleveland's
Let There Be Bacon ‐‐
Matt, Dylan, and Jon.
We're gonna make bacon
rule the world.Truth.
These friends have been
working together as chefs
for the part ten years.
Unfortunately,
Matt was diagnosed with cancer
two years ago.
Matt's treatment caused
damaging side effects.
Sadly, he can no longer
work full‐time
at a restaurant kitchen.
Surviving cancer made me realize
that life is
really, really short,
and if you want something,
you have to take it.
Now Matt and his friends
are determined
to win a food truck
with a menu full of bacon.
Bringing bacon
to America.
To the people, by the people,
for the people.
Say hello to
the Gourmet Graduates
from Providence, Rhode Island ‐‐
Keese, Julius, and Roberto.
We're America's
next big food sensation.
These recent graduates
from one of the country's
top culinary schools
are taking
dull dining hall classics
and turning them on their head.
We're younger, so we know
what's trending.
We know what food is great,
and we know what to put
out there.
We're actually going on
"The Food Truck Race,"
fresh out of college.
Like, what?
Finally,
there's Madres Mexican Meals
from Norwalk, California.
Chef Javier, wife Senorina,
and mother Luisa.
A mother's recipe,
a son's dream.
When Javier
dropped out of college
to attend culinary school,
his father didn't approve.
My dad always told me that
men didn't belong
in the kitchen.
Now this family
is on a mission
to prove Javier made
the right decision.
I want him to see that
his son can do this.
The recipes that have
been passed down
from generation to generation,
and now they're mine.
I'm super proud of you
that you're fulfilling
one of your dreams.
Whoo!
Whoo!
Whoo!
Our own food truck and $50,000
is literally
everything I've been
working for, for the past year
within my grasp.
Welcome
If we don't win this food truck,
we'd be going home
to practically nothing.
We need to win this
just to make a living.
My man!
Welcome to
"The Great Food Truck Race"!
Well, as you know,
food trucks have become
a culinary phenomenon.
Right now, there are over
15,000 food trucks operating
in the United States.
Starting today,
there are eight more food trucks
in the game.
But when we're done,
there will be only one.
I've never worked
on a food truck before.
I've only worked line jobs
in kitchen.
I'm completely freaked out
right now.
The rules are simple.
Each week, you're gonna
roll into a new city.
There, you will shop,
prep, create,
cook, and earn as much money
as you possibly can.
The team that earns the least
will make the long,
lonely trip home.
Everyone else moves on
to the next city
and closer to the grand prize ‐‐
Your very own
state‐of‐the‐art food truck.
We have a barbecue company.
We live
paycheck to paycheck now,
just putting it all
into the company.
Winning this will
get me out of that.
Oh, oh, and yeah ‐‐
$50,000 to go with it.
Okay, now this is the fun part.
You can't run this race
without a food truck.
Over there, at the beginning
of the pier,
is our newest fleet
of food trucks.
They're big, they're colorful,
and they were inspired
by your ideas.
All right, guys,
when I give you the word,
I want you to head over to
the other end of the pier
and say hello to
your very own food truck.
It is yours to lose.
Teams, I'll meet you over there
with seed money
and more information.
Are you ready?!
Let's go! Let's go!
Yeah!
Whoo!
Yes! Whoo!
Whoo! Aah!
Open it up!
Yeah! Whoo!
Yes!
Madres! Yes!
Oh!
Aah!
Oh, my! It's so sexy!
Look at this wood grain!
Ha ha!
Whoo!
Yeah!
Whoo!
The truck is so awesome.
Everything we want.
Oh! God!
Aah!
And dog tags!
Oh!
I got a little emotional
seeing the truck
because it had dog tags
on it.
Dog tags mean a lot
to a military spouse.
They're symbolic
of our husbands,
and I wear 'em all the time
when he's gone.
It's the prettiest truck.
Oh, my god!
This is awesome, man!
This truck looks amazing!
How can a truck
that looks so sweet
not make us money?
Let There Be Bacon, brother.
Aah!
Chicken!
Look at our chicken!
It's amazing to see this.
It's just awesome.
It's everything that
I would expect and more.
Yes!
This is
a dream come true.
Bowls and pans!
This is exactly what we need
to make delicious food.
I wanna know
what's in the box.
- Oh, I know.
- Yeah.
Do you think
it's good or bad?
Gimme some of that!
Whoo!
Lone Star! Texas!
Texas forever!
Hey, food truck teams, we got
some business to talk about!
Let's go!
We had this vision that we wanna
get our food truck up and going,
and now it's a reality.
The only way you're
getting these keys back
is you pry 'em
from my cold, dead hands.
So what do you guys think
of your trucks?
Unbelievable, man!
As you can see,
we've stocked your truck
with all the basics ‐‐
knives, pots, pans, and most
importantly, your cashbox.
But in order to fill
that cashbox and win this race,
You'll have to learn fast.
You will need dishes
that best represent
your truck and your brand ‐‐
signature dishes.
So I am gonna give you...
$200 in seed money
to put three dishes ‐‐
and I'm talking about
three finely tuned dishes ‐‐
on your menu.
$200 was...
a‐a bit unnerving.
It's definitely gonna be
a challenge.
And, guys, I know you've
been waiting on this ‐‐
you will be selling your dishes
right here in Santa Barbara.
Yes! Whoo!
We got our food truck,
we got $200 to spend,
and we're
in Santa Barbara, California.
This cannot start any better
for us.
Oh, guys, and one more thing.
In your trucks, I'm sure
you noticed a locked briefcase.
- You wanna know what's in it?
- Yeah!
Well, you'll have to wait
till later. Much later.
Ohh!
- You guys ready to go?
- Yeah!
Let's show Santa Barbara
what you're made of!
Let's get in our trucks
and let's get rolling!
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Whoo! Whoo!
Coming up next on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
Coming up next on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
You've already completed
your very first
truck stop cooking challenge.
How?
I am freaking out.
We're out of water.
Oh, no.
Please, no. God.
We have $200,
so let's spend it wisely and buy
as much stuff as possible.
That way, we don't have to
restock 'cause we don't know...
Yeah.
what's gonna happen or what's
gonna be thrown upon us.
For our three signature dishes,
we're gonna do
big, bold Texas flavors ‐‐
the Tex‐Mex steak quesadilla,
spicy chicken sliders,
as well
as our barbecue yardbird tacos.
What's you idea
of the signature dishes?
Sloppy joe
with a jambalaya,
and then the grilled
peanut butter and jelly,
then we do the grilled cheese
with the spicy jelly.
One of the advantages of my food
is it's so simple
and tastes fantastic.
I have the list for how much
we're spending.
Okay.
That's pork.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not kosher.
I wanna make Middle Eastern food
that people have
heard of before,
so I'm gonna make hummus,
and I'm gonna make shawarma.
They don't have tahini
and the don't have cumin
and they ‐‐
we don't have hummus.
We have to go with
the schnitzels.
I can't find anything we need
to cook our menu.
Let's see.
So I'm thinking to change
the menu on the spot.
We got the shakshouka.
The salad is gonna be
for the kebobs,
and then the shakshouka
is gonna be the shakshouka.
Shakshouka is
tomato‐based sauce
with eggs cooked inside.
- That's it. That's it.
- That's it?
My new menu is going to be
shakshouka,
mini beef kebabs, and schnitzel.
Whoo!
Let's get in the store
so we can get this done.
I wanna make
Southern fried chicken.
I use buttermilk.
I use hot sauce.
Then we stick that lovely
mixture into the deep fryer,
and it comes out just golden,
Southern, deliciousness.
Oil.
Oil.
Yeah. Oh, my lord.
Thank you, son.
It's really important today
to get the oil we need,
because it just doesn't
do chicken any better
than putting it in a deep fryer.
I really don't think
we got enough oil, dad.
It ‐‐ it really makes it tough
to shop on...
Yeah.
$200, especially for everything
that we need.
If we don't have enough oil,
we're gonna panfry.
We got $200
in seed money today.
All we have left
after groceries is $17.
I'm thinking we should
go to the beach,
the biggest traffic.
That would be ‐‐
that would be the best.
We're actually thinking
of heading over to the beach
where we started.
Yeah.
Confidence.
We can do this.
Yes.
We got it.
Let's do this. Let's go.
There's a lot of foot traffic
at the beach.
Hopefully,
we find the perfect spot
and get to selling.
Open her up.
Everybody's here at the beach.
It's a beach party.
Let's start selling.
This is a running truck.
We're doing it.
Whoo!
Beach Cruiser's first three
items that we're gonna sell ‐‐
fish tacos with
cilantro pineapple salsa...
surfer style burritos ‐‐
fried egg, fresh kale,
rolled up real tight,
finished on the flattop..,
and then we're gonna do, like,
a Cali fresh style rice bowl.
It's sexy, it's simple,
it's gonna put us on the map
no matter where we go.
We are officially open
for business!
Let's get 'em open!
We're ready to serve
our three signature dishes.
First, we've got
our spicy chicken roll ups ‐‐
thinly sliced chicken breast
breaded in panko bread crumbs,
rolled in American cheese,
and shallow fried.
And then you've got
apple crack ‐‐
Granny Smith apples
tossed with cinnamon, sugar,
all rolled up inside of
a tortilla.
Last but not least,
we've got mock pockets ‐‐
ground beef, American cheese,
red onions, red peppers,
all rolled up inside a tortilla,
cooked fresh to order.
Thank you.
The chicken roll ups
had so much flavor.
It's really tasty.
Come try the Gourmet Graduates!
Julius is great.
And our food is hot and ready!
No lines!
He gets out there
to the customers.
He gets them to the truck.
Kinda like an apple pie.
Okay. All right, we'll try it.
Let's do it.
If it wasn't for
his speech impairment,
you would never think
he had a disability.
And we're catering
to you guys.
The Gourmet Graduates.
I was born with cerebral palsy.
They're like Hot Pockets,
but better.
I don't let my disability
hold me back.
I'm here to prove that there's
nothing that can stop me
from being successful.
It's all good.
All right, welcome to
the Lone Star Chuck Wagon!
This is so amazing.
We've got a line outside,
and everything's working
exactly like we planned it.
I don't know what's going on
with the other trucks,
but Texas is showing up today.
Okay, one quesadilla,
two tacos.
I have an order up for Angie!
Mmm!
Tasty as pie.
All right!
What's up, Santa Barbara?!
Let there be bacon!
Tyler wants us to do
three dishes.
We're gonna do
our chili cheese bacon nachos,
our mother trucker burger,
and our chocolate peanut butter
bacon pancakes.
Our approach is to do
an appetizer, an entrée,
and dessert,
because why sell
to one person once
when you can sell to
one person thrice?
Guys, order in!
Any day with bacon's
a good day.
Yeah. Mm‐hmm!
Chicken! Chicken!
Chicken! Chicken!
Chicken! Chicken!
Chicken! Chicken!
All right!
Our menu today, we've got
buttermilk brined
Southern fried chicken
with our cheesy grits.
We have grilled chicken.
It has a peach barbecue glaze
and it's also served
with a cole slaw.
And then we have
a sweet tea‐glazed pork
with an apple hash.
It's coming right up,
I promise.
I am so sorry.
Fried chicken in the pan's
taking me about...
20 minutes, it seems like,
where it takes about five
in the deep fryer.
- It's horrible.
- Yep.
We didn't buy
nearly enough oil for the fryer.
We're having to panfry
our chicken,
and it's just slowing
the process down.
Okay. I'm sorry, ma'am.
A lady just came
and asked for her money back
'cause she had been waiting
too long.
Giving money back is just ‐‐
it's almost like
they rip your heart out
it's almost like
they rip your heart out
'Cause it's like,
man, we try the best we can.
And we're gonna try
to be faster.
And thank you so much
for helping us out.
It's day one,
and "The Great Food Truck Race"
is underway
in Santa Barbara, California.
We're gonna go with
the spicy chicken roll up.
We're gonna go with
the spicy chicken roll up.
Our rookie teams are
learning the ropes
as fast as they can.
It's, like, really hard to
do math when I'm freaking out.
Five teams have spread
out along Cabrillo Boulevard
to the west of Stearns Wharf.
Middle Feast has learned that
there's more to the business
than just cooking food.
Which one of them is done?
You're confusing us.
Madres Mexican Meals
is finding
that their homemade Mexican food
is a hit in Southern California.
Your salsa is amazing.
And Let There Be Bacon
is recruiting a bacon army.
Bacon! Bacon!
Bacon! Bacon!
Half a mile to the east,
Beach Cruiser is
staying true to brand
by posting up in front of
a skateboard park.
Yay! He loves it!
He loves it!
Lone Star is also settled
on the east side of the wharf...
Two yard, one quesadilla.
While lone wolf
Military Moms
have decided to park inland
on State Street.
We're military moms.
Our husbands
are in the military,
so we've been in
for the long haul.
That is awesome!
I know.
My son's in
for the long haul
in the United States
Marine Corps,
and I'm so proud of him.
We have a Blue Star Mom
out here.
A Blue Star Mom is someone
who has a child serving
in the military.
I gotta hug you, ma'am!
Hold on. Let's go
give her a hug.
And you're a wife?
Uh, I am.
My husband is Special Forces.
Go tell ‐‐ go shout
and yell out there.
Tell people to come down here.
'Cause yes,
I'm a Special Forces wife.
Loud, proud,
and we're serving good food.
I'm so excited to serve
a Blue Star Mom,
because my son is
an R. O. T. C. Cadet.
Here's a Sergeant Cheesy
for out Blue Star Mama.
Thank you!
It's adrenaline!
It's pumpin'.
Not being able
to use the fryer ‐‐
yes, it's definitely
a time factor.
But the people are
still loving the food.
Fried chicken? Two of 'em?
Two. Two of those.
Yeah, for sure.
Order up! There you go!
You're welcome!
Thank you!
Order up for Laurie!
Whoo!
I hope you guys enjoy it!
Oh, thank you!
Thank you!
Oh, this is scrumptious.
Mmm!
Juicy, tender, delicious.
So it's been a crazy day so far.
Our teams have laid their eyes
on the food truck
for the very first time
a couple hours ago.
And now they've shopped
and they've prepped,
and they're selling
their first three dishes
to the people of Santa Barbara.
It's time for a phone call.
Hello?
Hey, guys, it's Tyler.
How are you?
Hey, Tyler. What's going on?
Hey, Tyler!
Hey, Tyler!
What's it like running
your very own food truck?
Lot harder than it looks.
Well, guys, listen.
I never call you
without a good reason.
This is
your very first Speed Bump.
Oh!
This is our first Speed Bump.
That's right.
You guys are packing up.
You're out of Santa Barbara.
We're done in Santa Barbara.
Okay?
I want you guys to see
as much of California
as possible,
and I got a little place
for you to go.
It's known for its boardwalks
and its canals.
Canals?
We're heading to Venice.Venice.
That's right, guys.
You're now headed to
Venice Beach, California,
home to one of the most vibrant
food truck scenes
in the country.
Oh, my god!
We're going home?
That's right. Pack it up.
Get the last couple
of orders up,
because you are headed
to Venice Beach.
You are now in the big leagues.
We're leaving. Pack it up.
Bye, everybody.
Venice, here we come, baby!
Whoo!
Finding out we're going back to
Venice Beach, our backyard,
is like my birthday
and Christmas
all rolled into
a surfer's burrito.
It doesn't get any better
than that, bro.
You add an advantage
'cause we're home team.
We're getting the word out
to everybody to come.
Um, on it right now.
Copy. Let's get it.
I cannot believe
that we're going Venice.
Ohh! I'm so excited. Okay,
I'm texting everyone I know.
Now comes the hardest part ‐‐
finding parking.
It's the morning
of day two,
and our rookie teams
are eager to hit the streets
of Venice Beach, California.
Bring it all the way over here.
Come on!
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
seems to be
the popular location,
as six of our teams have decided
to park curbside
on the busy street.
Yes! We found a spot!
Yes!
Whoo!
Oh, yeah,
there's plenty of room.
Beach Cruiser
had a local friend
save them two parking spots
by the beach.
Okay, let me hit up Bacon
and give 'em a heads up.
Hoping to get a favor
down the line,
they gave Bacon the other spot.
All right! We'll see you
in the finals.
Chatty Chicken has
left their truck on Abbot Kinney
and is headed to the store
for more fryer oil.
It says it's only
ten minutes away.
Well, we'll get this stuff,
and then we'll try
to find us a place.
We'll do it.
Oh, no. Greg.
What?
The cashbox.
Oh.
Oh,.
Yes.
Golly. Oh, well.
We'll go back.
Forgetting the till box
is so frustrating.
All right.
The cashbox.
All right.
Now we can get to the market.
All right, dad.
I'm definitely going for
that surfer's burrito.
Heck, yeah. You want
all day breakfast burritos?
I feel like we're
at such an advantage.
We're in Venice ‐‐
my backyard.
I'll take the fish tacos
minus anything with onions.
Tyler wanted us to focus
on one signature dish ‐‐
fish tacos ‐‐ and we have it
dialed in perfect.
Wow! You break it down
better than I can.
Let there be bacon!
I go out and try to start
selling to people,
and people aren't giving me
a second glance.
Who wants some?
Come on, help us out!
Chili cheese bacon nachos,
5 bucks!
I feel like I could be
juggling chain saws
on horseback right now,
and no one would
pay attention to me.
We got a great bacon‐themed
food truck down the street.
Who's hungry? Who loves bacon?
Right now, I kinda wish my team
had some hot girls on it.
What we do got to have
is, like,
the heart and soul.
Mm‐hmm.
Oil.
We finally got our money.
We lost a little time.
But we are ready
to rock 'n' roll.
Where's your purse?
Oh, no. Don't...
Please, no, god.
We have left the key
to our till box
in the food truck.
Well, I guess we're gonna have
to go back and get the key.
Now we have to go back
to the food truck...
again.
That's time and money
out of our pocket.
Are you freaking
kidding me?
Nope, I'm not.
I wish I was.
Some hungry people to feed!
We got a steak quesadilla,
spicy steak sliders,
and barbecue yardbird tacos.
Yeehaw!
Our Tex‐Mex quesadilla
is a flour tortilla,
fresh grilled steak, cheese,
and a vegetable mixture.
We are getting the food out hot.
People are happy.
I love it.
Money is flowing in.
I'm feeling great.
Got an order up for Shawnie!
All right,
let's get to preppin'
so we can get to sellin.
It's a relief to be able
to get this day going.
It's honestly the greatest day
here since we've been here...
is getting oil
in this fryer.
We are back in business.
We're gonna put all this
negative stuff behind us.
I'm still holding on to hope.
It shouldn't be
that hard to
get the pilot light lit
for this stupid fryer.
Oh, no.
We got the oil in the fryer,
and it's not lighting.
We can't do it.
We are like bad luck charms.
Fried chicken is
my signature dish,
and if I can't fry the chicken
in the deep fryer,
I'm not gonna do
the pan thing again.
What if we did
a grilled chicken... barbecue?
Greg Jr. had a great idea.
We're gonna scratch
the fried chicken altogether.
We now are going to have
sweet tea‐glazed chicken
on the grill.
Awesome.
All right.
All right,
we're officially open!
It's day two,
and our teams have advanced
from Santa Barbara
to Venice, California.
This is awesome.
What they don't know
is they're about to be visited
by two friends of mine ‐‐
Jim and Sabin
from Cousins Maine Lobster,
the number one food truck
in Los Angeles.
I've asked them to do
a secret tasting
of all their signature dishes.
This is gonna be good.
It's nice to have friends
in L. A.
Well, what's
the best thing then?
The chicken seems to be
the best thing.
I'll do two.
Two?
Yeah.
I'm impressed, Jim.
It's, like,
delicious grub food.
It kind of reminds me
of college.
You want something
to fill you up.
It's all a nice California touch
to it, man.
You guys gotta at least
try it out.
You gotta do fish tacos
and then add the fried avocado.
All right, you guys.
I think it's dynamite.
The avocado and grapefruit
in here,
the veggies, and then
the nice whitefish.
I I don't like what it's served
on. I would put it into a boat.
Small thing,
but easy to fix.
Come on over! Tex‐Mex!
What's the thing to do here?
We have our delicious Tex‐
Mex steak quesadilla
that we love.
We got
the steak quesadillas.
For me, it just kinda
fell short.
So I would've put
more steak in,
you know, spice it up
a little bit.
Little bit more taste.
It was kinda bland to me.
Military Moms menu.
What's the best thing?
Oh, the Charlie Fox Trot.
Sloppy joe.
"Your kicked up sloppy joe.
Nothing like your mom's."
Sloppy joe gone wild.
Great salesmanship. You can tell
they're passionate.
And they really wanted to
have us try their food,
which goes a long way.
What's
the best thing, guys?
I would do
the sweet tea chicken.
Grilled chicken.
You would get ‐‐
And that comes ‐‐
And with the slaw.
It tastes like a nice,
clean, healthy chicken.
They're very friendly.
Uh, you know, a father,
brother, and sister.
They seemed really,
really excited to be here.
What's the best thing?
I want the best!
You know what? Honestly...
- huevos rancheros with...
- Ooh.
We're selling out like crazy.
Huevos rancheros.
We're gonna smear some beans
on that tostada,
and then we're gonna
fry some eggs on top.
And we're gonna add
ranchero sauce and cilantro
and some cotija cheese.
Mmm!
Oh, that's really good.
Is this a homemade recipe?
Where'd you get this?
Yes, it is.
It's a homemade recipe.
Family‐owned businesses, they
can really be very successful
because the recipe
and the food
actually comes from, you know,
when the grew up.
What's up, man?
Hey! How you doing?
What's the best thing
you have?
The kebab.
Do you promise
that's the best dish?
I promise. Guaranteed.
Well, let's do two.
Pretty tasty.
They did a good job.
She was friendly. I do think
that they have great potential.
Our burger's got
a great apple maple bacon jam.
It tasted really nice.
The cole slaw
I didn't really understand
with the cheeseburger.
The red onion in the cole slaw
dominated over the actual beef.
So our food trucks are
spread out all over Venice,
and now it's time to
shake things up a little bit.
It's not about what's gonna
happen to them.
It's about
what's already happened.
Check this out.
Hello?
Hello?
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.
How are you?
Hi, Tyler!
Oh, hey, Tyler.
So I'm curious.
Have you zeroed in on the dish
that best represents your truck?
Yes.
Well, like it or not,
you've already completed
your very first
Truck Stop cooking challenge.
We already completed
our first Truck stop.
Really?
How?
Yeah, how?
That's right. Surprise.
Do you remember two guys that
popped by your truck today?
They ordered
your signature dish,
and then they started asking
a lot of questions?
Yeah?
Well, they weren't just
ordinary customers.
They're behind one of
the most successful food trucks
in the country.
It's called
Cousins Maine Lobster Truck.
Stop what you're doing
and get yourselves to
the Venice boardwalk.
The guys
from Cousins Maine Lobster
will tell you what they thought
about your food
and your branding.
All right, guys,
this was a competition.
The winner will receive
an extra $500
towards their till.
Oh, serious?
Second place will get $200,
and third place will get
an extra $100.
That's insane.
Guys, hurry up.
I'll see you in 15 minutes.
Let's go.
We're going now?
$500 in our cash till?
Oh, god, let's go.
Going now?
Let's go, let's go,
let's go, let's go.
Pack up.
Venice boardwalk. Oh, boy.
We need to win
this Truck Stop competition
because we only opened
for a couple hours today.
Because we only opened
for a couple hours today.
Winning $500,
putting that in our till,
would mean not going home.
All right, guys, thanks
for getting here so quick.
I appreciate it. Well done.
You guys have already met
Sabin and Jim
from Cousins Maine Lobster,
right?
Yeah!
Guys, it's great for us
to be here.
We are Cousins Maine Lobster.
My cousin Jimmy and I opened
our first food truck
here in Los Angeles
two years ago.
And for the last two years,
we've been voted
the Best Food Truck
in Los Angeles.
We went to each truck
and asked for your number one,
your recommendation,
your signature dish.
We tried a variety of food ‐‐
some of it was really good
and others that need
a little bit of work.
Sabin and Jim have picked
their top three.
Getting this $500 right now
would be amazing.
We need even the third place
to even be in this competition.
Our third place winner is...
Gourmet Graduates.
Julius, you were electric.
A huge part of the food truck
industry is having personality,
and you had it.
It was awesome.
Nice, tender chicken,
a little cheese, some peppers ‐‐
it was delicious.
To place in the challenge
is a great feeling.
It's not 500 bucks,
but it's 100 bucks closer
to not going home.
The second place winner is...
Beach Cruiser.
Yeah!
Your theme of
a Southern California vibe ‐‐
really, you nailed it.
The fish tacos
were phenomenal.
Fried avocado was awesome.
Best $2 I've ever spent.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Well done.
This is the best validation
I could ask for.
Our signature dish is a winner.
The first place winner is...
Madres!
- Aw!
- Yeah!
We had the huevos rancheros.
It was excellent.
It really felt homemade.
It felt like ‐‐ together,
Jimmy and I are family.
It felt like we were
a part of your family
when we were at your truck.
I'm ‐‐ I'm just proud.
I'm proud of my mom.
This ‐‐ This is her dish.
Oh, wow.
All this stress
that we're going through,
it's very worth it.
Well done. A mother's recipe
and a son's passion.
You guys have an additional
$500 in your till.
Well done.
I'm so excited for you.
Thank you, guys,
for being a part of this.
Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much.
Good luck, guys!
Thank you so much, guys.
Thank you.
All right, teams,
let's get back out there
for the last couple of hours
of selling in Venice Beach.
And remember, the lowest earner
will be turning in their keys
and heading home.
Don't let it be you.
The best we can hope for
is that when we get
back out to Venice,
that we can draw a huge crowd
and sell out.
Open up! Open up!
Whoo‐hoo!
Whoo‐hoo!
All right. Let's get these up.
We open up our windows, and it
was just a wild pack of people.
So what's the special today,
guys?
What do we got?
This is the type of crowd
that I want at my truck
everywhere we go.
Um, Shane, I got, uh,
three fish tacos, avo,
and one breakfast burrito.
Whoop!
Thank you.
All right,
let's get this moving.
Yep.
- What's up?
- What?
We're out of water.
How are we out of water?
We're out of water.
I know we have water.
How much is in there?
There's a good 2 inches.
It's that much of a slant
that we can't pull any water
out of that tank?
Obviously.
Well, we can't prep
without water either.
Can't do anything
without water.
No hot water means no prep,
means no cooking,
means if the health department
shows up
and you're trying to do it,
you're getting a ticket.
We can't afford that
out of our till.
It's on nobody but us,
pure and simple.
It feels terrible
to close up shop
while all of the other teams
are selling.
It's over for us.
Babe, look who's here!
Hi, guys!
Hi!
We'll get you guys' food
out right now, okay?
- Okay!
- Okay!
Pay the big bucks!
Pay the big bucks.
My sister's here.
My aunts and my uncles are here.
And my dad's here.
Having my husband here...
he sees that
it's Junior's dream...
to become
a great chef.
So I love my dad.
He's told me before
that the kitchen isn't a place
for a man.
I just wanna show him that,
you know, I can do this.
Hi, dad.
How are you?
Good.
He gave me
a hug and he told me...
he told me how much he loved me.
Which means to
"give it your all."
I love you, dad.
Bye.
I think I'm winning my dad over.
Just a little,
but it's enough.
I'm so happy, mom, that, like,
dad actually showed up.
I know.
And he came to support.
Hey, you guys ready
to eat?
But you didn't have
dessert!
I was hoping that
a lot of people
would be out on Abbot Kinney...
Hey! You hungry?!
Hey, yeah, you're hungry!
Ladies, we've been waiting
for you! Let's go!
But that was not the case.
Come try us out!
So we figured, Hey,
let's pack up, shut it down.
So we figured, Hey,
let's pack up, shut it down.
I'm just praying
that we made enough
to be better
than one more person.
All right, teams, this is
our first elimination,
All right, teams, this is
our first elimination,
and one of you is gonna leave
"The Great Food Truck Race"
right now.
Every season, this is
the hardest part of my job.
You came into this
with no experience whatsoever
and you got your food trucks
up and running, and that's huge.
And all of you even turned in
a profit.
That's right. All of you.
But before we get down
to business,
I wanna know a little bit more
about how your weekend went.
Greta, so this weekend,
your team was practically
in their home element.
This was a slam dunk
for you guys, right?
I don't know how we did compared
to everybody else,
but it just felt amazing to be
able to do this here in Venice.
Well, your food had
some great reviews, by the way.
I'm so excited. Like,
I don't know what to do.
Javier. Yeah?
I know at your core,
this journey is about
convincing your dad that cooking
is a noble profession.
I heard he came out
to the truck. How was that?
Yeah. It was, um...
it was pretty cool.
That's fantastic. When I started
cooking professionally,
my father was against me going
to culinary school.
And if I listened to that
advice, where would I be today?
Follow your heart
and follow your dreams always.
It doesn't matter.
Thank you.
Now brace yourselves,
'cause in this ledger
are your totals.
Who made the most?
Who made the least?
And who's going home?
I look around
at the other teams,
and I start to cry
because I feel like
this might be it.
We might be out today.
In first place
with a total of $1,511...
The Lone Star Chuck Wagon.
Yeah! Yeehaw!
Nice work.
Now that's how you do it
in Texas.
If I have my own truck,
I can do whatever I wanna do,
and I'm not making
anyone else rich.
I'm making myself rich.
Take a Texas two‐step back.
You are safe.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, next in second place,
safe with $1,319...
Beach Cruisers.
Yeah! Good job!
Oh, my god.
Now you three are safe,
but I gotta say ‐‐
you're practically
in your own backyard right here,
but you still got
your butt kicked
by a team from Texas.
Yeehaw!
You guys better tighten it up.
We won't be at the beach
forever.
Now in third place
with a grand total of $1,221...
Madres Mexican Meals.
In fourth place with $764...
Middle Feast.
Nice job, guys. Well done.
Step back. You're safe.
In fifth place
with $591...
Military Moms.
Take a step back. You're safe.
Okay, Chatty Chicken,
Let There Be Bacon,
and Gourmet Grads,
you are the bottom three.
I went from being confident
to having a panic attack.
Here we are,
the Gourmet Graduates,
going home the first week?
In sixth place
with $517...
the Gourmet Grads.
Oh, my god. Yes.
Thank god.
In seventh place and safe...
My gut is just twisting around.
I feel like we want this truck
more than anybody.
We came all this way,
we put our heart and soul
into our menu,
and now we're staring down
the barrel of a gun.
Two years ago,
I beat Stage 3 cancer.
I'm not gonna
let this town beat me.
With $337...
Let There Be Bacon.
Wow.
There was $60
between the two of you.
Our team's biggest mistake
is underestimating
the competition.
There's a lot
that needs to change
in order for us to stay here
another week.
Chatty Chicken,
I'm really sorry.
If you would've been able
to spend more time selling
and less time shopping,
you would not be going home
right now.
We're not moving on,
and it's a tough thing
to swallow.
I feel bad,
probably more for my kids
than I even do for myself.
It did allow us to get a taste
of a food truck.
You're not gonna see the last
of Chatty Chicken.
Greg Sr., Greg Jr., Megan,
I hate this
just as much as you do ‐‐
but please hand me your keys.
I'm sorry, guys.
Listen, it was a real pleasure.
Yeah. Thank you.
Good luck to you.
Good luck to you, man.
Megan, I'm sorry.
Give 'em a round of applause,
everybody.
- Yeah!
- All right, guys!
Let's hear it for Chatty.
We all wanted this desperately.
Getting eliminated
is heartbreaking,
but I feel like we're going
to work hard
at opening a Chatty Chicken
in Chattanooga.
We got a taste of what
a food truck is,
and we know that
that's the way we wanna go.
Yeah, definitely.
Yeah.
Teams, congratulations.
You have all made it
one step closer
to winning the grand prize
of your very own
state‐of‐the‐art food truck
and $50,000.
Bring on
that next city, baby.
Remember, everybody,
it gets harder, not easier,
from here on out.
So you better think hard
about working out those kinks,
because I will not
give this prize to just anybody.
So I guess you guys wanna know
where we're headed next.
Yeah!
I'm sending you
500 miles due east
to the middle of the desert.
We're going to Tucson, Arizona!
Let's get our trucks
and let's get rolling!
So I don't care
if it's Tucson or Guam.
Gourmet Graduates are ready
to make this city our own.
Arizona, here we come.
Next time on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
It's time for a new lesson ‐‐
marketing.
We have 30 minutes to write
a food truck jingle.
You will all take the stage
and sing your jingle
to the crowd.
♪ Come on down
to Lone Star ♪
Sell, sell, sell!
Yeah!
Fried avocado?
Whoo!
I'm not putting out
food!
Welcome to a brand‐new season of
"The Great Food Truck Race."
Who's hungry?!
Since we started,
food trucks have become
a mainstay
in the culinary world.
It's amazing!
From fast food to four‐star,
food trucks now cover it all.
Come on
and get your bacon love, people.
And each year,
we search the country
for people who think they have
what it takes to run one.
Oh, man! This is what
I'm talking about.
It's the American dream...
About to open up
our own food truck, baby!
On wheels.
This year, we've got
eight brand‐new teams,
each with a common goal ‐‐
to go into business
for themselves.
It's the prettiest truck.
What they'll learn ‐‐
running a food truck
is not easy.
I am freaking out.
- It takes passion...
- I'm having so much fun!
Commitment...
Ugh! Aah!
And creativity.
Each week, our teams will
roll into a new city...
Yeehaw!
For a wild weekend of cooking...
This is not Sizzler.
And selling.
Are ya hungry, Austin?!
Along the way, we'll challenge
their cooking skills...
The Norin hot dog?
Now what is that?
Their business sense...
We ran out of food.
And their patience.
Where is everybody?!
That is
going home.
Chef in the kitchen.
But I'll also teach them...
I tell this to
all of my chefs.
Because I want the winner
to be one of
the best food truck operators
in the country.
I'm not putting out
food!
Last team standing
wins their food truck
plus $50,000.
I can't stop shaking.
It's too much work
to get sent home over this.
Who will win
"The Great Food Truck Race"?
Come on, guys! Let's go!
There's only one way
to find out.
- Adrenaline!
- Oh, my god! Let's go!
Whoo! Whoo!
Let's get rolling.
Food truck road trip!
Closed Captions provided by
Scripps Networks, LLC.
Right now, eight new teams
looking for their slice
of the American dream
are making their way here
to Santa Barbara, California.
This is the starting line
for the coast‐to‐coast
"Great Food Truck Race."
Whoo!
Those teams are
Lone Star Chuck Wagon
from Houston Texas ‐‐
Lance, Rachel,
and their friend Andrea.
Don't mess with Texas!
Yeehaw!
After more than a decade
of waiting tables
to fund their fledging
barbecue business,
Lance and Rachel are ready
to make it on their own.
We've been running
a barbecue business
for the last three years.
We make rubs
and barbecue sauces.
We're really trying to move
the company forward,
but we don't make enough money
to keep it going.
On a waiter's salary,
Lance and Rachel
had to sacrifice
to keep their dream alive.
We have put so much money
into this barbecue business
that I didn't even get to have
a real wedding.
I'm ready to take on
a food truck.
Yeah.
I'm ready to win
this competition.
That's what I'm ready to do.
Whoo‐hoo!
Meet the Military Moms
from Fort Drum, New York ‐‐
Carol, Michele, and Wendy.
We are here to proudly serve
comfort food.
These moms have spent
years alone
while their husbands have been
deployed overseas.
The hardest part
of your husband being gone
is not knowing
if he's going to come home.
Their strength?
Raising a family despite
challenging circumstances.
It is very difficult
when your husband is deployed
because you're the mom
and the dad.
Now they have created
a new family ‐‐
the Military Moms.
Our turn. Our turn!
It's our turn!
We're high fivin' the air.
High five!
Whoo!
Yeah!
Next up,
from Los Angeles, California,
Middle Feast ‐‐
professional chef Tommy,
his sister Hilla,
and their friend Arkadi.
All the spices ‐‐
you've never tried something
like this in your life.
Tommy had thought
his dreams had come true
when a friend promised
to fund his restaurant.
But the friend bailed out,
and the restaurant folded.
I was down for, like, a year.
Then my wife had to, like,
shake me up.
Now Tommy is determined
to get back into
the cooking game
by taking classic Israeli dishes
and adding a creative touch.
I'm super excited to be cooking
on a food truck.
This is Chatty Chicken
from Chattanooga, Tennessee ‐‐
dad Greg, daughter Megan,
and son Greg Jr.
This tight‐knit Southern family
made a bad investment
in a roadside food stand
which struggles for customers.
We need this opportunity
so that we can, as a family,
still work together.
Now it's up to them
to take
Greg Sr.'s famous
fried chicken recipe
and turn into
a food truck business.
Chatty Chicken! Yeah!
Whoo!
We're gonna kill it!
There's Beach Cruiser
from Venice Beach, California.
I'm Shane.
I'm Nicole.
And I'm Greta.
And we're
the Beach Cruisers!
Professional tide surfer Greta
had a vision for a food truck
to serve the beach community.
We wanna bring fresh California
food everywhere we go.
Greta raised $20,000,
but her partner left,
and the city wouldn't approve
the truck she bought.
This is my chance to
make this dream a reality.
Now Greta and her friends
wanna bring
fresh California cuisine
to the rest of the country.
I definitely learned my lesson,
and, like,
I'm not gonna make
the same mistakes again.
Whoo!
Then you've got
Cleveland's
Let There Be Bacon ‐‐
Matt, Dylan, and Jon.
We're gonna make bacon
rule the world.Truth.
These friends have been
working together as chefs
for the part ten years.
Unfortunately,
Matt was diagnosed with cancer
two years ago.
Matt's treatment caused
damaging side effects.
Sadly, he can no longer
work full‐time
at a restaurant kitchen.
Surviving cancer made me realize
that life is
really, really short,
and if you want something,
you have to take it.
Now Matt and his friends
are determined
to win a food truck
with a menu full of bacon.
Bringing bacon
to America.
To the people, by the people,
for the people.
Say hello to
the Gourmet Graduates
from Providence, Rhode Island ‐‐
Keese, Julius, and Roberto.
We're America's
next big food sensation.
These recent graduates
from one of the country's
top culinary schools
are taking
dull dining hall classics
and turning them on their head.
We're younger, so we know
what's trending.
We know what food is great,
and we know what to put
out there.
We're actually going on
"The Food Truck Race,"
fresh out of college.
Like, what?
Finally,
there's Madres Mexican Meals
from Norwalk, California.
Chef Javier, wife Senorina,
and mother Luisa.
A mother's recipe,
a son's dream.
When Javier
dropped out of college
to attend culinary school,
his father didn't approve.
My dad always told me that
men didn't belong
in the kitchen.
Now this family
is on a mission
to prove Javier made
the right decision.
I want him to see that
his son can do this.
The recipes that have
been passed down
from generation to generation,
and now they're mine.
I'm super proud of you
that you're fulfilling
one of your dreams.
Whoo!
Whoo!
Whoo!
Our own food truck and $50,000
is literally
everything I've been
working for, for the past year
within my grasp.
Welcome
If we don't win this food truck,
we'd be going home
to practically nothing.
We need to win this
just to make a living.
My man!
Welcome to
"The Great Food Truck Race"!
Well, as you know,
food trucks have become
a culinary phenomenon.
Right now, there are over
15,000 food trucks operating
in the United States.
Starting today,
there are eight more food trucks
in the game.
But when we're done,
there will be only one.
I've never worked
on a food truck before.
I've only worked line jobs
in kitchen.
I'm completely freaked out
right now.
The rules are simple.
Each week, you're gonna
roll into a new city.
There, you will shop,
prep, create,
cook, and earn as much money
as you possibly can.
The team that earns the least
will make the long,
lonely trip home.
Everyone else moves on
to the next city
and closer to the grand prize ‐‐
Your very own
state‐of‐the‐art food truck.
We have a barbecue company.
We live
paycheck to paycheck now,
just putting it all
into the company.
Winning this will
get me out of that.
Oh, oh, and yeah ‐‐
$50,000 to go with it.
Okay, now this is the fun part.
You can't run this race
without a food truck.
Over there, at the beginning
of the pier,
is our newest fleet
of food trucks.
They're big, they're colorful,
and they were inspired
by your ideas.
All right, guys,
when I give you the word,
I want you to head over to
the other end of the pier
and say hello to
your very own food truck.
It is yours to lose.
Teams, I'll meet you over there
with seed money
and more information.
Are you ready?!
Let's go! Let's go!
Yeah!
Whoo!
Yes! Whoo!
Whoo! Aah!
Open it up!
Yeah! Whoo!
Yes!
Madres! Yes!
Oh!
Aah!
Oh, my! It's so sexy!
Look at this wood grain!
Ha ha!
Whoo!
Yeah!
Whoo!
The truck is so awesome.
Everything we want.
Oh! God!
Aah!
And dog tags!
Oh!
I got a little emotional
seeing the truck
because it had dog tags
on it.
Dog tags mean a lot
to a military spouse.
They're symbolic
of our husbands,
and I wear 'em all the time
when he's gone.
It's the prettiest truck.
Oh, my god!
This is awesome, man!
This truck looks amazing!
How can a truck
that looks so sweet
not make us money?
Let There Be Bacon, brother.
Aah!
Chicken!
Look at our chicken!
It's amazing to see this.
It's just awesome.
It's everything that
I would expect and more.
Yes!
This is
a dream come true.
Bowls and pans!
This is exactly what we need
to make delicious food.
I wanna know
what's in the box.
- Oh, I know.
- Yeah.
Do you think
it's good or bad?
Gimme some of that!
Whoo!
Lone Star! Texas!
Texas forever!
Hey, food truck teams, we got
some business to talk about!
Let's go!
We had this vision that we wanna
get our food truck up and going,
and now it's a reality.
The only way you're
getting these keys back
is you pry 'em
from my cold, dead hands.
So what do you guys think
of your trucks?
Unbelievable, man!
As you can see,
we've stocked your truck
with all the basics ‐‐
knives, pots, pans, and most
importantly, your cashbox.
But in order to fill
that cashbox and win this race,
You'll have to learn fast.
You will need dishes
that best represent
your truck and your brand ‐‐
signature dishes.
So I am gonna give you...
$200 in seed money
to put three dishes ‐‐
and I'm talking about
three finely tuned dishes ‐‐
on your menu.
$200 was...
a‐a bit unnerving.
It's definitely gonna be
a challenge.
And, guys, I know you've
been waiting on this ‐‐
you will be selling your dishes
right here in Santa Barbara.
Yes! Whoo!
We got our food truck,
we got $200 to spend,
and we're
in Santa Barbara, California.
This cannot start any better
for us.
Oh, guys, and one more thing.
In your trucks, I'm sure
you noticed a locked briefcase.
- You wanna know what's in it?
- Yeah!
Well, you'll have to wait
till later. Much later.
Ohh!
- You guys ready to go?
- Yeah!
Let's show Santa Barbara
what you're made of!
Let's get in our trucks
and let's get rolling!
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Whoo! Whoo!
Coming up next on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
Coming up next on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
You've already completed
your very first
truck stop cooking challenge.
How?
I am freaking out.
We're out of water.
Oh, no.
Please, no. God.
We have $200,
so let's spend it wisely and buy
as much stuff as possible.
That way, we don't have to
restock 'cause we don't know...
Yeah.
what's gonna happen or what's
gonna be thrown upon us.
For our three signature dishes,
we're gonna do
big, bold Texas flavors ‐‐
the Tex‐Mex steak quesadilla,
spicy chicken sliders,
as well
as our barbecue yardbird tacos.
What's you idea
of the signature dishes?
Sloppy joe
with a jambalaya,
and then the grilled
peanut butter and jelly,
then we do the grilled cheese
with the spicy jelly.
One of the advantages of my food
is it's so simple
and tastes fantastic.
I have the list for how much
we're spending.
Okay.
That's pork.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not kosher.
I wanna make Middle Eastern food
that people have
heard of before,
so I'm gonna make hummus,
and I'm gonna make shawarma.
They don't have tahini
and the don't have cumin
and they ‐‐
we don't have hummus.
We have to go with
the schnitzels.
I can't find anything we need
to cook our menu.
Let's see.
So I'm thinking to change
the menu on the spot.
We got the shakshouka.
The salad is gonna be
for the kebobs,
and then the shakshouka
is gonna be the shakshouka.
Shakshouka is
tomato‐based sauce
with eggs cooked inside.
- That's it. That's it.
- That's it?
My new menu is going to be
shakshouka,
mini beef kebabs, and schnitzel.
Whoo!
Let's get in the store
so we can get this done.
I wanna make
Southern fried chicken.
I use buttermilk.
I use hot sauce.
Then we stick that lovely
mixture into the deep fryer,
and it comes out just golden,
Southern, deliciousness.
Oil.
Oil.
Yeah. Oh, my lord.
Thank you, son.
It's really important today
to get the oil we need,
because it just doesn't
do chicken any better
than putting it in a deep fryer.
I really don't think
we got enough oil, dad.
It ‐‐ it really makes it tough
to shop on...
Yeah.
$200, especially for everything
that we need.
If we don't have enough oil,
we're gonna panfry.
We got $200
in seed money today.
All we have left
after groceries is $17.
I'm thinking we should
go to the beach,
the biggest traffic.
That would be ‐‐
that would be the best.
We're actually thinking
of heading over to the beach
where we started.
Yeah.
Confidence.
We can do this.
Yes.
We got it.
Let's do this. Let's go.
There's a lot of foot traffic
at the beach.
Hopefully,
we find the perfect spot
and get to selling.
Open her up.
Everybody's here at the beach.
It's a beach party.
Let's start selling.
This is a running truck.
We're doing it.
Whoo!
Beach Cruiser's first three
items that we're gonna sell ‐‐
fish tacos with
cilantro pineapple salsa...
surfer style burritos ‐‐
fried egg, fresh kale,
rolled up real tight,
finished on the flattop..,
and then we're gonna do, like,
a Cali fresh style rice bowl.
It's sexy, it's simple,
it's gonna put us on the map
no matter where we go.
We are officially open
for business!
Let's get 'em open!
We're ready to serve
our three signature dishes.
First, we've got
our spicy chicken roll ups ‐‐
thinly sliced chicken breast
breaded in panko bread crumbs,
rolled in American cheese,
and shallow fried.
And then you've got
apple crack ‐‐
Granny Smith apples
tossed with cinnamon, sugar,
all rolled up inside of
a tortilla.
Last but not least,
we've got mock pockets ‐‐
ground beef, American cheese,
red onions, red peppers,
all rolled up inside a tortilla,
cooked fresh to order.
Thank you.
The chicken roll ups
had so much flavor.
It's really tasty.
Come try the Gourmet Graduates!
Julius is great.
And our food is hot and ready!
No lines!
He gets out there
to the customers.
He gets them to the truck.
Kinda like an apple pie.
Okay. All right, we'll try it.
Let's do it.
If it wasn't for
his speech impairment,
you would never think
he had a disability.
And we're catering
to you guys.
The Gourmet Graduates.
I was born with cerebral palsy.
They're like Hot Pockets,
but better.
I don't let my disability
hold me back.
I'm here to prove that there's
nothing that can stop me
from being successful.
It's all good.
All right, welcome to
the Lone Star Chuck Wagon!
This is so amazing.
We've got a line outside,
and everything's working
exactly like we planned it.
I don't know what's going on
with the other trucks,
but Texas is showing up today.
Okay, one quesadilla,
two tacos.
I have an order up for Angie!
Mmm!
Tasty as pie.
All right!
What's up, Santa Barbara?!
Let there be bacon!
Tyler wants us to do
three dishes.
We're gonna do
our chili cheese bacon nachos,
our mother trucker burger,
and our chocolate peanut butter
bacon pancakes.
Our approach is to do
an appetizer, an entrée,
and dessert,
because why sell
to one person once
when you can sell to
one person thrice?
Guys, order in!
Any day with bacon's
a good day.
Yeah. Mm‐hmm!
Chicken! Chicken!
Chicken! Chicken!
Chicken! Chicken!
Chicken! Chicken!
All right!
Our menu today, we've got
buttermilk brined
Southern fried chicken
with our cheesy grits.
We have grilled chicken.
It has a peach barbecue glaze
and it's also served
with a cole slaw.
And then we have
a sweet tea‐glazed pork
with an apple hash.
It's coming right up,
I promise.
I am so sorry.
Fried chicken in the pan's
taking me about...
20 minutes, it seems like,
where it takes about five
in the deep fryer.
- It's horrible.
- Yep.
We didn't buy
nearly enough oil for the fryer.
We're having to panfry
our chicken,
and it's just slowing
the process down.
Okay. I'm sorry, ma'am.
A lady just came
and asked for her money back
'cause she had been waiting
too long.
Giving money back is just ‐‐
it's almost like
they rip your heart out
it's almost like
they rip your heart out
'Cause it's like,
man, we try the best we can.
And we're gonna try
to be faster.
And thank you so much
for helping us out.
It's day one,
and "The Great Food Truck Race"
is underway
in Santa Barbara, California.
We're gonna go with
the spicy chicken roll up.
We're gonna go with
the spicy chicken roll up.
Our rookie teams are
learning the ropes
as fast as they can.
It's, like, really hard to
do math when I'm freaking out.
Five teams have spread
out along Cabrillo Boulevard
to the west of Stearns Wharf.
Middle Feast has learned that
there's more to the business
than just cooking food.
Which one of them is done?
You're confusing us.
Madres Mexican Meals
is finding
that their homemade Mexican food
is a hit in Southern California.
Your salsa is amazing.
And Let There Be Bacon
is recruiting a bacon army.
Bacon! Bacon!
Bacon! Bacon!
Half a mile to the east,
Beach Cruiser is
staying true to brand
by posting up in front of
a skateboard park.
Yay! He loves it!
He loves it!
Lone Star is also settled
on the east side of the wharf...
Two yard, one quesadilla.
While lone wolf
Military Moms
have decided to park inland
on State Street.
We're military moms.
Our husbands
are in the military,
so we've been in
for the long haul.
That is awesome!
I know.
My son's in
for the long haul
in the United States
Marine Corps,
and I'm so proud of him.
We have a Blue Star Mom
out here.
A Blue Star Mom is someone
who has a child serving
in the military.
I gotta hug you, ma'am!
Hold on. Let's go
give her a hug.
And you're a wife?
Uh, I am.
My husband is Special Forces.
Go tell ‐‐ go shout
and yell out there.
Tell people to come down here.
'Cause yes,
I'm a Special Forces wife.
Loud, proud,
and we're serving good food.
I'm so excited to serve
a Blue Star Mom,
because my son is
an R. O. T. C. Cadet.
Here's a Sergeant Cheesy
for out Blue Star Mama.
Thank you!
It's adrenaline!
It's pumpin'.
Not being able
to use the fryer ‐‐
yes, it's definitely
a time factor.
But the people are
still loving the food.
Fried chicken? Two of 'em?
Two. Two of those.
Yeah, for sure.
Order up! There you go!
You're welcome!
Thank you!
Order up for Laurie!
Whoo!
I hope you guys enjoy it!
Oh, thank you!
Thank you!
Oh, this is scrumptious.
Mmm!
Juicy, tender, delicious.
So it's been a crazy day so far.
Our teams have laid their eyes
on the food truck
for the very first time
a couple hours ago.
And now they've shopped
and they've prepped,
and they're selling
their first three dishes
to the people of Santa Barbara.
It's time for a phone call.
Hello?
Hey, guys, it's Tyler.
How are you?
Hey, Tyler. What's going on?
Hey, Tyler!
Hey, Tyler!
What's it like running
your very own food truck?
Lot harder than it looks.
Well, guys, listen.
I never call you
without a good reason.
This is
your very first Speed Bump.
Oh!
This is our first Speed Bump.
That's right.
You guys are packing up.
You're out of Santa Barbara.
We're done in Santa Barbara.
Okay?
I want you guys to see
as much of California
as possible,
and I got a little place
for you to go.
It's known for its boardwalks
and its canals.
Canals?
We're heading to Venice.Venice.
That's right, guys.
You're now headed to
Venice Beach, California,
home to one of the most vibrant
food truck scenes
in the country.
Oh, my god!
We're going home?
That's right. Pack it up.
Get the last couple
of orders up,
because you are headed
to Venice Beach.
You are now in the big leagues.
We're leaving. Pack it up.
Bye, everybody.
Venice, here we come, baby!
Whoo!
Finding out we're going back to
Venice Beach, our backyard,
is like my birthday
and Christmas
all rolled into
a surfer's burrito.
It doesn't get any better
than that, bro.
You add an advantage
'cause we're home team.
We're getting the word out
to everybody to come.
Um, on it right now.
Copy. Let's get it.
I cannot believe
that we're going Venice.
Ohh! I'm so excited. Okay,
I'm texting everyone I know.
Now comes the hardest part ‐‐
finding parking.
It's the morning
of day two,
and our rookie teams
are eager to hit the streets
of Venice Beach, California.
Bring it all the way over here.
Come on!
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
seems to be
the popular location,
as six of our teams have decided
to park curbside
on the busy street.
Yes! We found a spot!
Yes!
Whoo!
Oh, yeah,
there's plenty of room.
Beach Cruiser
had a local friend
save them two parking spots
by the beach.
Okay, let me hit up Bacon
and give 'em a heads up.
Hoping to get a favor
down the line,
they gave Bacon the other spot.
All right! We'll see you
in the finals.
Chatty Chicken has
left their truck on Abbot Kinney
and is headed to the store
for more fryer oil.
It says it's only
ten minutes away.
Well, we'll get this stuff,
and then we'll try
to find us a place.
We'll do it.
Oh, no. Greg.
What?
The cashbox.
Oh.
Oh,.
Yes.
Golly. Oh, well.
We'll go back.
Forgetting the till box
is so frustrating.
All right.
The cashbox.
All right.
Now we can get to the market.
All right, dad.
I'm definitely going for
that surfer's burrito.
Heck, yeah. You want
all day breakfast burritos?
I feel like we're
at such an advantage.
We're in Venice ‐‐
my backyard.
I'll take the fish tacos
minus anything with onions.
Tyler wanted us to focus
on one signature dish ‐‐
fish tacos ‐‐ and we have it
dialed in perfect.
Wow! You break it down
better than I can.
Let there be bacon!
I go out and try to start
selling to people,
and people aren't giving me
a second glance.
Who wants some?
Come on, help us out!
Chili cheese bacon nachos,
5 bucks!
I feel like I could be
juggling chain saws
on horseback right now,
and no one would
pay attention to me.
We got a great bacon‐themed
food truck down the street.
Who's hungry? Who loves bacon?
Right now, I kinda wish my team
had some hot girls on it.
What we do got to have
is, like,
the heart and soul.
Mm‐hmm.
Oil.
We finally got our money.
We lost a little time.
But we are ready
to rock 'n' roll.
Where's your purse?
Oh, no. Don't...
Please, no, god.
We have left the key
to our till box
in the food truck.
Well, I guess we're gonna have
to go back and get the key.
Now we have to go back
to the food truck...
again.
That's time and money
out of our pocket.
Are you freaking
kidding me?
Nope, I'm not.
I wish I was.
Some hungry people to feed!
We got a steak quesadilla,
spicy steak sliders,
and barbecue yardbird tacos.
Yeehaw!
Our Tex‐Mex quesadilla
is a flour tortilla,
fresh grilled steak, cheese,
and a vegetable mixture.
We are getting the food out hot.
People are happy.
I love it.
Money is flowing in.
I'm feeling great.
Got an order up for Shawnie!
All right,
let's get to preppin'
so we can get to sellin.
It's a relief to be able
to get this day going.
It's honestly the greatest day
here since we've been here...
is getting oil
in this fryer.
We are back in business.
We're gonna put all this
negative stuff behind us.
I'm still holding on to hope.
It shouldn't be
that hard to
get the pilot light lit
for this stupid fryer.
Oh, no.
We got the oil in the fryer,
and it's not lighting.
We can't do it.
We are like bad luck charms.
Fried chicken is
my signature dish,
and if I can't fry the chicken
in the deep fryer,
I'm not gonna do
the pan thing again.
What if we did
a grilled chicken... barbecue?
Greg Jr. had a great idea.
We're gonna scratch
the fried chicken altogether.
We now are going to have
sweet tea‐glazed chicken
on the grill.
Awesome.
All right.
All right,
we're officially open!
It's day two,
and our teams have advanced
from Santa Barbara
to Venice, California.
This is awesome.
What they don't know
is they're about to be visited
by two friends of mine ‐‐
Jim and Sabin
from Cousins Maine Lobster,
the number one food truck
in Los Angeles.
I've asked them to do
a secret tasting
of all their signature dishes.
This is gonna be good.
It's nice to have friends
in L. A.
Well, what's
the best thing then?
The chicken seems to be
the best thing.
I'll do two.
Two?
Yeah.
I'm impressed, Jim.
It's, like,
delicious grub food.
It kind of reminds me
of college.
You want something
to fill you up.
It's all a nice California touch
to it, man.
You guys gotta at least
try it out.
You gotta do fish tacos
and then add the fried avocado.
All right, you guys.
I think it's dynamite.
The avocado and grapefruit
in here,
the veggies, and then
the nice whitefish.
I I don't like what it's served
on. I would put it into a boat.
Small thing,
but easy to fix.
Come on over! Tex‐Mex!
What's the thing to do here?
We have our delicious Tex‐
Mex steak quesadilla
that we love.
We got
the steak quesadillas.
For me, it just kinda
fell short.
So I would've put
more steak in,
you know, spice it up
a little bit.
Little bit more taste.
It was kinda bland to me.
Military Moms menu.
What's the best thing?
Oh, the Charlie Fox Trot.
Sloppy joe.
"Your kicked up sloppy joe.
Nothing like your mom's."
Sloppy joe gone wild.
Great salesmanship. You can tell
they're passionate.
And they really wanted to
have us try their food,
which goes a long way.
What's
the best thing, guys?
I would do
the sweet tea chicken.
Grilled chicken.
You would get ‐‐
And that comes ‐‐
And with the slaw.
It tastes like a nice,
clean, healthy chicken.
They're very friendly.
Uh, you know, a father,
brother, and sister.
They seemed really,
really excited to be here.
What's the best thing?
I want the best!
You know what? Honestly...
- huevos rancheros with...
- Ooh.
We're selling out like crazy.
Huevos rancheros.
We're gonna smear some beans
on that tostada,
and then we're gonna
fry some eggs on top.
And we're gonna add
ranchero sauce and cilantro
and some cotija cheese.
Mmm!
Oh, that's really good.
Is this a homemade recipe?
Where'd you get this?
Yes, it is.
It's a homemade recipe.
Family‐owned businesses, they
can really be very successful
because the recipe
and the food
actually comes from, you know,
when the grew up.
What's up, man?
Hey! How you doing?
What's the best thing
you have?
The kebab.
Do you promise
that's the best dish?
I promise. Guaranteed.
Well, let's do two.
Pretty tasty.
They did a good job.
She was friendly. I do think
that they have great potential.
Our burger's got
a great apple maple bacon jam.
It tasted really nice.
The cole slaw
I didn't really understand
with the cheeseburger.
The red onion in the cole slaw
dominated over the actual beef.
So our food trucks are
spread out all over Venice,
and now it's time to
shake things up a little bit.
It's not about what's gonna
happen to them.
It's about
what's already happened.
Check this out.
Hello?
Hello?
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.
How are you?
Hi, Tyler!
Oh, hey, Tyler.
So I'm curious.
Have you zeroed in on the dish
that best represents your truck?
Yes.
Well, like it or not,
you've already completed
your very first
Truck Stop cooking challenge.
We already completed
our first Truck stop.
Really?
How?
Yeah, how?
That's right. Surprise.
Do you remember two guys that
popped by your truck today?
They ordered
your signature dish,
and then they started asking
a lot of questions?
Yeah?
Well, they weren't just
ordinary customers.
They're behind one of
the most successful food trucks
in the country.
It's called
Cousins Maine Lobster Truck.
Stop what you're doing
and get yourselves to
the Venice boardwalk.
The guys
from Cousins Maine Lobster
will tell you what they thought
about your food
and your branding.
All right, guys,
this was a competition.
The winner will receive
an extra $500
towards their till.
Oh, serious?
Second place will get $200,
and third place will get
an extra $100.
That's insane.
Guys, hurry up.
I'll see you in 15 minutes.
Let's go.
We're going now?
$500 in our cash till?
Oh, god, let's go.
Going now?
Let's go, let's go,
let's go, let's go.
Pack up.
Venice boardwalk. Oh, boy.
We need to win
this Truck Stop competition
because we only opened
for a couple hours today.
Because we only opened
for a couple hours today.
Winning $500,
putting that in our till,
would mean not going home.
All right, guys, thanks
for getting here so quick.
I appreciate it. Well done.
You guys have already met
Sabin and Jim
from Cousins Maine Lobster,
right?
Yeah!
Guys, it's great for us
to be here.
We are Cousins Maine Lobster.
My cousin Jimmy and I opened
our first food truck
here in Los Angeles
two years ago.
And for the last two years,
we've been voted
the Best Food Truck
in Los Angeles.
We went to each truck
and asked for your number one,
your recommendation,
your signature dish.
We tried a variety of food ‐‐
some of it was really good
and others that need
a little bit of work.
Sabin and Jim have picked
their top three.
Getting this $500 right now
would be amazing.
We need even the third place
to even be in this competition.
Our third place winner is...
Gourmet Graduates.
Julius, you were electric.
A huge part of the food truck
industry is having personality,
and you had it.
It was awesome.
Nice, tender chicken,
a little cheese, some peppers ‐‐
it was delicious.
To place in the challenge
is a great feeling.
It's not 500 bucks,
but it's 100 bucks closer
to not going home.
The second place winner is...
Beach Cruiser.
Yeah!
Your theme of
a Southern California vibe ‐‐
really, you nailed it.
The fish tacos
were phenomenal.
Fried avocado was awesome.
Best $2 I've ever spent.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Well done.
This is the best validation
I could ask for.
Our signature dish is a winner.
The first place winner is...
Madres!
- Aw!
- Yeah!
We had the huevos rancheros.
It was excellent.
It really felt homemade.
It felt like ‐‐ together,
Jimmy and I are family.
It felt like we were
a part of your family
when we were at your truck.
I'm ‐‐ I'm just proud.
I'm proud of my mom.
This ‐‐ This is her dish.
Oh, wow.
All this stress
that we're going through,
it's very worth it.
Well done. A mother's recipe
and a son's passion.
You guys have an additional
$500 in your till.
Well done.
I'm so excited for you.
Thank you, guys,
for being a part of this.
Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much.
Good luck, guys!
Thank you so much, guys.
Thank you.
All right, teams,
let's get back out there
for the last couple of hours
of selling in Venice Beach.
And remember, the lowest earner
will be turning in their keys
and heading home.
Don't let it be you.
The best we can hope for
is that when we get
back out to Venice,
that we can draw a huge crowd
and sell out.
Open up! Open up!
Whoo‐hoo!
Whoo‐hoo!
All right. Let's get these up.
We open up our windows, and it
was just a wild pack of people.
So what's the special today,
guys?
What do we got?
This is the type of crowd
that I want at my truck
everywhere we go.
Um, Shane, I got, uh,
three fish tacos, avo,
and one breakfast burrito.
Whoop!
Thank you.
All right,
let's get this moving.
Yep.
- What's up?
- What?
We're out of water.
How are we out of water?
We're out of water.
I know we have water.
How much is in there?
There's a good 2 inches.
It's that much of a slant
that we can't pull any water
out of that tank?
Obviously.
Well, we can't prep
without water either.
Can't do anything
without water.
No hot water means no prep,
means no cooking,
means if the health department
shows up
and you're trying to do it,
you're getting a ticket.
We can't afford that
out of our till.
It's on nobody but us,
pure and simple.
It feels terrible
to close up shop
while all of the other teams
are selling.
It's over for us.
Babe, look who's here!
Hi, guys!
Hi!
We'll get you guys' food
out right now, okay?
- Okay!
- Okay!
Pay the big bucks!
Pay the big bucks.
My sister's here.
My aunts and my uncles are here.
And my dad's here.
Having my husband here...
he sees that
it's Junior's dream...
to become
a great chef.
So I love my dad.
He's told me before
that the kitchen isn't a place
for a man.
I just wanna show him that,
you know, I can do this.
Hi, dad.
How are you?
Good.
He gave me
a hug and he told me...
he told me how much he loved me.
Which means to
"give it your all."
I love you, dad.
Bye.
I think I'm winning my dad over.
Just a little,
but it's enough.
I'm so happy, mom, that, like,
dad actually showed up.
I know.
And he came to support.
Hey, you guys ready
to eat?
But you didn't have
dessert!
I was hoping that
a lot of people
would be out on Abbot Kinney...
Hey! You hungry?!
Hey, yeah, you're hungry!
Ladies, we've been waiting
for you! Let's go!
But that was not the case.
Come try us out!
So we figured, Hey,
let's pack up, shut it down.
So we figured, Hey,
let's pack up, shut it down.
I'm just praying
that we made enough
to be better
than one more person.
All right, teams, this is
our first elimination,
All right, teams, this is
our first elimination,
and one of you is gonna leave
"The Great Food Truck Race"
right now.
Every season, this is
the hardest part of my job.
You came into this
with no experience whatsoever
and you got your food trucks
up and running, and that's huge.
And all of you even turned in
a profit.
That's right. All of you.
But before we get down
to business,
I wanna know a little bit more
about how your weekend went.
Greta, so this weekend,
your team was practically
in their home element.
This was a slam dunk
for you guys, right?
I don't know how we did compared
to everybody else,
but it just felt amazing to be
able to do this here in Venice.
Well, your food had
some great reviews, by the way.
I'm so excited. Like,
I don't know what to do.
Javier. Yeah?
I know at your core,
this journey is about
convincing your dad that cooking
is a noble profession.
I heard he came out
to the truck. How was that?
Yeah. It was, um...
it was pretty cool.
That's fantastic. When I started
cooking professionally,
my father was against me going
to culinary school.
And if I listened to that
advice, where would I be today?
Follow your heart
and follow your dreams always.
It doesn't matter.
Thank you.
Now brace yourselves,
'cause in this ledger
are your totals.
Who made the most?
Who made the least?
And who's going home?
I look around
at the other teams,
and I start to cry
because I feel like
this might be it.
We might be out today.
In first place
with a total of $1,511...
The Lone Star Chuck Wagon.
Yeah! Yeehaw!
Nice work.
Now that's how you do it
in Texas.
If I have my own truck,
I can do whatever I wanna do,
and I'm not making
anyone else rich.
I'm making myself rich.
Take a Texas two‐step back.
You are safe.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, next in second place,
safe with $1,319...
Beach Cruisers.
Yeah! Good job!
Oh, my god.
Now you three are safe,
but I gotta say ‐‐
you're practically
in your own backyard right here,
but you still got
your butt kicked
by a team from Texas.
Yeehaw!
You guys better tighten it up.
We won't be at the beach
forever.
Now in third place
with a grand total of $1,221...
Madres Mexican Meals.
In fourth place with $764...
Middle Feast.
Nice job, guys. Well done.
Step back. You're safe.
In fifth place
with $591...
Military Moms.
Take a step back. You're safe.
Okay, Chatty Chicken,
Let There Be Bacon,
and Gourmet Grads,
you are the bottom three.
I went from being confident
to having a panic attack.
Here we are,
the Gourmet Graduates,
going home the first week?
In sixth place
with $517...
the Gourmet Grads.
Oh, my god. Yes.
Thank god.
In seventh place and safe...
My gut is just twisting around.
I feel like we want this truck
more than anybody.
We came all this way,
we put our heart and soul
into our menu,
and now we're staring down
the barrel of a gun.
Two years ago,
I beat Stage 3 cancer.
I'm not gonna
let this town beat me.
With $337...
Let There Be Bacon.
Wow.
There was $60
between the two of you.
Our team's biggest mistake
is underestimating
the competition.
There's a lot
that needs to change
in order for us to stay here
another week.
Chatty Chicken,
I'm really sorry.
If you would've been able
to spend more time selling
and less time shopping,
you would not be going home
right now.
We're not moving on,
and it's a tough thing
to swallow.
I feel bad,
probably more for my kids
than I even do for myself.
It did allow us to get a taste
of a food truck.
You're not gonna see the last
of Chatty Chicken.
Greg Sr., Greg Jr., Megan,
I hate this
just as much as you do ‐‐
but please hand me your keys.
I'm sorry, guys.
Listen, it was a real pleasure.
Yeah. Thank you.
Good luck to you.
Good luck to you, man.
Megan, I'm sorry.
Give 'em a round of applause,
everybody.
- Yeah!
- All right, guys!
Let's hear it for Chatty.
We all wanted this desperately.
Getting eliminated
is heartbreaking,
but I feel like we're going
to work hard
at opening a Chatty Chicken
in Chattanooga.
We got a taste of what
a food truck is,
and we know that
that's the way we wanna go.
Yeah, definitely.
Yeah.
Teams, congratulations.
You have all made it
one step closer
to winning the grand prize
of your very own
state‐of‐the‐art food truck
and $50,000.
Bring on
that next city, baby.
Remember, everybody,
it gets harder, not easier,
from here on out.
So you better think hard
about working out those kinks,
because I will not
give this prize to just anybody.
So I guess you guys wanna know
where we're headed next.
Yeah!
I'm sending you
500 miles due east
to the middle of the desert.
We're going to Tucson, Arizona!
Let's get our trucks
and let's get rolling!
So I don't care
if it's Tucson or Guam.
Gourmet Graduates are ready
to make this city our own.
Arizona, here we come.
Next time on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
It's time for a new lesson ‐‐
marketing.
We have 30 minutes to write
a food truck jingle.
You will all take the stage
and sing your jingle
to the crowd.
♪ Come on down
to Lone Star ♪
Sell, sell, sell!
Yeah!
Fried avocado?
Whoo!
I'm not putting out
food!