10+
2010
Food & Home
Food Competitions
First Dates
Season 9, Episode 5
: The final three teams head to the Coachella Valley in Southern California, where Tyler Florence educates them on a regional crop, Medjool dates. Each truck must create and sell an original date dish to music festival fans.
About the Series
The Great Food Truck Race
Each week, food truck teams roll into a new city and spend a frantic weekend competing to see which group can sell the most food. The last team standing wins the $50,000 grand prize.

1. Wagons Ho!
Tyler Florence welcomes the teams with their first challenges, involving orange ...

2. Shrimp and Glitz
The teams create shrimp and signature dishes to sell on the streets of Las Vegas.

3. An Oasis in the Desert
In Phoenix, the trucks face a blind taste test and challenge inspired by Sonic D...

4. Bordertown Boom
The trucks roll into Yuma, AZ, and face a challenge involving artichokes and bacon.

5. First Dates
Three teams face a challenge involving Medjool dates and a music festival in the...
6. The Whole Enchilada
The final two teams have to create dishes using Mexican ingredients chayote and ...