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 owners 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, business acumen and ability to market their brand.

In this week’s premiere, all nine teams assemble in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 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 hungry 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 competition, 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 being 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.

Monday, June 10

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Tuesday, June 11

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Wednesday, June 12

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Thursday, June 13

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Friday, June 14

12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50

Included: parsley potatoes; whole wheat fusilli vongole; vegetable rice pilaf. Hosted by: David Jackson

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Saturday, June 15

8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen

TRAV Food Paradise We check out dishes served in gargantuan portions including a 15 egg omelet.

8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking

9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes Martha shares three classic cookies, or ‘biscuits.’ Hosted by: Martha Stewart

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations From fried chicken to peach cobbler, Andrew explores Atlanta. Hosted by: Andrew Zimmern

9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well With Rory O’Connell Pumpkin soup with toasted pumpkin seed oil, and braised lamb are made.

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew explores the thrifty cuisine of Cardiff, Wales. Hosted by: Andrew Zimmern

10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Mexico: One Plate at a Time Rick visits Los Panchos, a Mexico City institution famous for carnitas. (N)

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew Zimmern uncovers the best food in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Croatian chicken. Hosted by: Andrew Zimmern

10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations Dishes include Homemade Boudin, Fried Boudin Balls and Wraps and Boudin Pizza.

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew reveals the foods of Hanoi, Vietnam, including snail soup and pork-filled crepes.

Hosted by: Andrew Zimmern

11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin’s Heart & Soul in the Kitchen Peaches marty and rhubarb-honey coupe with creamy yogurt sauce and more are served.

11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen When a holiday or special occasion goes around, go above and beyond with a special feast.

Hosted by: Lidia Bastianich

Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals Odd lots mac and cheese, a homemade dish using leftovers from the fridge, is prepared.

Hosted by: Sara Moulton

12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Thai grilled Cornish hens with chili dipping sauce and grilled pita.

1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Neven’s Irish Food Trails

1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking (N)

2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE To Dine for With Kate Sullivan Best-selling Author Emily Giffin discusses writing at her favorite Seafood restaurant.

3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Test cook Becky Hays makes Julia the perfect roasted whole side of salmon.

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Jun 9, 2019 to Jun 15, 2019

By Kyla Brewer TV Media

With the lazy days of summer right around the corner, television networks are preparing to roll out their summer schedules, and the competition for ratings is as cutthroat as ever. One network is betting on a slate chock-full of retro-inspired game shows to reel in viewers.

Contestants vie for potentially life-altering prizes as they compete in “Press Your Luck,” “Card Sharks” and “Match Game,” which all premiere Wednesday, June 12, on ABC. The network has a number of other game shows lined up for prime time this summer, including updated versions of “Celebrity Family Feud,” “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “To Tell the Truth,” along with new shows “Holey Moley” and “Family Food Fight.”

ABC’s has stacked the deck with three nights of game-show fun throughout the warmer months. It seems to be a solid strategy given the success of high-stakes game shows in recent years, and producers have snagged a number of charismatic hosts to bring a whole new generation of TV viewers on board.

On Wednesday, June 12, Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games,” 2012) kicks things off with a brand new incarnation of “Press Your Luck.” In the show, three contestants answer trivia questions to earn the right to spin the Big Board, which features cash and prizes. As they attempt to amass the cash and prizes, they have to avoid the dreaded Whammy, who could take all of their winnings and leave them with nothing — it’s basically like the wheel landing on “Bankrupt” in “Wheel of Fortune.”

The original “Press Your Luck,” a daytime game show that aired from 1983 to 1986 on CBS, followed much the same game play, but the new ABC version boasts an added twist. Banks’s “Press Your Luck” features an all-new bonus round in which the winning contestant faces off against the Whammy for the chance to win a fortune.

ABC follows up that new classic with a revamped “Card Sharks.” In April, it was announced that Joel