Host Eddie Jackson challenges three new trucks -- Antojitos BoriNic, Heffernan BBQ and Rosalyn's Hot Chicken --to make their best dish for an opportunity to go head-to-head against his three resident food trucks and earn a spot at Rosehill Beer Garden.
Jesse Palmer puts two teams of food truck hopefuls through their paces in the historic Distillery District in Toronto, Canada, on Sell Day One, where one team is reduced to tears while another is too cocky for their own good. They'll have to double down for Sell Day Two to draw in customers while selling alongside established food trucks.
With a key team member out sick, one food truck is forced to operate as a two-person unit, placing them at a severe disadvantage. Culinary powerhouse Chef Joe Sasto joins Tyler Florence to challenge the final three teams to a taste and speed challenge. On day two, the competitors work beside some of Los Angeles' best food trucks for a nighttime rally in Venice Beach, where they'll meet Daniel Shemtob, head chef of two-time Race winner Lime Truck.
Andrew Zimmern joins the crowds looking for lunch before hitting the sand and surf at a food truck rally in Huntington Beach, Calif., a town rightfully dubbed Surf City, USA. He meets two young college buddies who traded in their corporate jobs in New York City to open their Chinese-inspired food truck, Mad Dumplings. Their funky menu includes dumplings stuffed with fried chicken and longanisa sausage. Andrew is also intrigued by El Governador, a family-owned taco truck that claims to make the best shrimp tacos in Orange County. Then he visits the bright red Tumaca Truck, a Spanish sandwich and tapas truck run by a French husband and Spanish wife who are serious about the ingredients in their Serrano ham sandwiches, croquetas ibericas and more. Finally, Andrew rewards one deserving culinary dreamer with a $10,000 tip and a Food Network seal of approval.
The two teams lucky enough to make it past the judges test their concepts on the streets of Austin, Texas, where they quickly learn that running a food truck is not as easy as it looks. But by day two, things to into overdrive as the teams square off against not just each other, but also a park full of established food trucks.
The final two teams meet up with Tyler Florence and go head-to-head in rugged Fairbanks, Alaska, where intense challenges and tough sell days test both food trucks like never before. With unparalleled grit and determination, one team will be named the champion and win the grand prize of $50,000, and one team will leave Alaska with only dashed food truck dreams.