Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race was an impressive show its first season, with echoes of a fantastic series that aired 11 years ago, Cannonball Run 2001, and early Amazing Race. Since then, it’s devolved into an increasing mess, from the bullshit last season to this season’s change of concept, which has given wannabe food… continue reading
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Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race screwed up its second season, while Top Shot keeps getting better
Last summer brought the debut of two new surprising competition series: Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race and History’s Top Shot. Both returned this summer, although Top Shot is now in its third season. Both were throwbacks to earlier, simpler competition series yet were very compelling. Watching food trucks race across the country and stop… continue reading
Korilla, disqualified for cheating, insists “we would never cheat”
New York City-based food truck Korilla was eliminated from The Great Food Truck Race‘s second season last night, disqualified after being accused of cheating in a very strange conclusion to the episode. And Food Network needs to let the disqualified and accused contestants tell their side of the story. As Tyler Florence explained during “the… continue reading
Great Food Truck Race’s second season playing out, and being spoiled, online
One of the reality TV surprises last summer was Food Network’s competition The Great Food Truck Race, which was a fun, fresh take on the road trip competition. The second season is currently being filmed, and because of the nature of food trucks and the necessity for the trucks to promote themselves, it’s playing out–and… continue reading