Eight of the country's most skilled food trucks meet at the Malibu Pier to kick off a coast-to-coast culinary competition. Host Tyler Florence greets the teams and explains their journey that ends in a prize of $100,000.
The five remaining teams roll into Manhattan, Kan., the home of Kansas State University. Tyler gives the teams a college-themed Truck Stop challenge to stay on student budget and spend only five dollars at the local market.
For the most grueling Truck Stop challenge yet, the teams have 4 hours to retrieve a 100 lb. hog from legendary BBQ joint The Rendezvous, carry it back their truck, butcher it & create a barbeque sauce & dish on the master pit.
The Truck Stop Challenge in Altanta, Georgia is to create an original dish incorporating peaches and peanuts, but instead of providing these Georgia specialties, they must beg and borrow from the locals downtown.
The final two teams arrive in Miami to receive their final challenge - each team must make $15,000 dollars and then race to the finish line in South Beach, and the winner gets the $100,000 grand prize.