Food Network is seeking aspiring food truck owners to cast for the eight seasons of its show The Great Food Truck Race with chef Tyler Florence as the host.
The show starts with six three-person teams cooking in food trucks along the California coast. The least successful truck goes home each episode, while the last remaining team wins the food truck and $50,000 grand prize.
Food Network will cover the trucks, supplies, and travel expenses for the show.
Interested applicants will need to include two teammates to join the adventure. Experience can range from professional chefs to passionate home cooks.
To apply, email FoodTruckRaceCasting@criticalshows.com with your name, age, phone number, photo, proposed teammates and their photos, description of your culinary background, and the idea for your food truck. Only people who have never owned or operated their own food truck will be considered.
For more information, visit foodnetwork.com.
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Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.
