The Great Food Truck Race

[Tenbatsuzen]

The girls from Nom Nom are ridiculously smoking.

THe Raging Cajun may be the most annoying person I've ever seen on Food Network. EVER. That includes Dzintra for Next Food Network Star.

[realmenhatelife]

The girls from Nom Nom are ridiculously smoking.

THe Raging Cajun may be the most annoying person I've ever seen on Food Network. EVER. That includes Dzintra for Next Food Network Star.

It's hard to imagine Nom Nom getting beat. Two cute girls in a cute truck referancing an internet meme even your mom probably knows about. Pay attention to what a load that guy is, maybe he doesnt get to share in the prizes. When Tyler gave them the trip to San Diego he almost looked annoyed.

Raging Cajun is a douche but I think he's just trying to brand himself a little. I personally hate Grill em All the most.

I will be rooting for Austin City Press but I do also like Crepe Bonaparte a lot.

I like the show, its definately an Amazing Race rip off.

[Tenbatsuzen]

It's hard to imagine Nom Nom getting beat. Two cute girls in a cute truck referancing an internet meme even your mom probably knows about. Pay attention to what a load that guy is, maybe he doesnt get to share in the prizes. When Tyler gave them the trip to San Diego he almost looked annoyed.

Raging Cajun is a douche but I think he's just trying to brand himself a little. I personally hate Grill em All the most.

I will be rooting for Austin City Press but I do also like Crepe Bonaparte a lot.

I like the show, its definately an Amazing Race rip off.

See, I'm just the opposite. I like Grill Em All "Please God, don't let me lose to a guy in a friggin' Banana Suit!" but their marketing saavy hurts.

Apparently, a bunch are from California, but they've never heard of the Gaslamp district? That's what pissed me off the most. Only one team - Nana Queens - went to Gaslamp and by then it was too late.

From a marketing standpoint, it appears that Nom Nom, Austin, Crepes, and Cajun are the smart ones.

[thepaulo]

I thought you said the great food fuck face.
sorry...go back to what you were doing.

[hanso]

I thought you said the great food fuck face.
sorry...go back to what you were doing.

Now that might be a show worth watching on that channel.

[realmenhatelife]

See, I'm just the opposite. I like Grill Em All "Please God, don't let me lose to a guy in a friggin' Banana Suit!" but their marketing saavy hurts.

Apparently, a bunch are from California, but they've never heard of the Gaslamp district? That's what pissed me off the most. Only one team - Nana Queens - went to Gaslamp and by then it was too late.

From a marketing standpoint, it appears that Nom Nom, Austin, Crepes, and Cajun are the smart ones.

I just flipped past that show they spun off of Man Vs Food, called Food Wars, and Grill Em All was competing for best gourmet burger truck in LA.

The thing that really won me over for Austin was the "pay what you want" option at the end. That's so smart because you cant take your food with you, so you might as well make a cash grab.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I just flipped past that show they spun off of Man Vs Food, called Food Wars, and Grill Em All was competing for best gourmet burger truck in LA.

The thing that really won me over for Austin was the "pay what you want" option at the end. That's so smart because you cant take your food with you, so you might as well make a cash grab.

Food Wars lost me for having a hot yet incredibly awful and annoying host.

Here's my question about the 500 dollars that wasn't made clear to me:

Does the amount of money they make per stop include the 500 dollars, i.e. you start in a -500 hole, so Nom Nom truck sold 1500 bucks worth of product, for a 1000 profit?

Can you use the 500 dollars for anything you want, or does that HAVE TO BE product?

What I don't get is, not all of these food trucks cost the same - the French truck is obviously more expensive than grill em all or Nom Nom. So it's just quantity vs. speed?

[Tenbatsuzen]

One more question - they get to keep the profit they make, right? Because quite honestly, if Nom Nom went up 1000 bucks for 2 days worth of work, that's not bad at all.

[realmenhatelife]

Food Wars lost me for having a hot yet incredibly awful and annoying host.

Here's my question about the 500 dollars that wasn't made clear to me:

Does the amount of money they make per stop include the 500 dollars, i.e. you start in a -500 hole, so Nom Nom truck sold 1500 bucks worth of product, for a 1000 profit?

Can you use the 500 dollars for anything you want, or does that HAVE TO BE product?

What I don't get is, not all of these food trucks cost the same - the French truck is obviously more expensive than grill em all or Nom Nom. So it's just quantity vs. speed?

I've never seen more than the 3 minutes of food wars I watched today, it didn't look appealing at all.

I guess we'll see in the next episode how they handle the profit, if they get to roll it into the next city to buy product or advertising. Presumably they do keep what they make, and I was under the impression that they do start 500 in the hole because the guy from Nana Queens talked about them having to make 1500 before they turned a profit when they agreed to pay 1000 for a slot at the fair. I think they can spend the money on anything. The previews made it look like some of the twists will involve food that is provided for them, so that would make some room in your budget to use that money in a different way.

The price of the trucks definately comes into play. The french guys said how 500 was not a lot of seed money for them. But then again, they charge more per dish and need to turn less customers to make the same profit. Theoretically they need less time than the other trucks who need to deal in higher quantity, but those trucks are serving food thats more familiar and less risk.

I dont think it matters, I dont see that french truck going very far. I think a surprising amount of the success with depend on promotion, and that french guy is dogshit for promotion.

[Tenbatsuzen]

There is something ridiculously amusing about a truck with a dead battery holding open their hood with a fucking roman candle. It's not like jumping a battery could create, I don't know, A SHITLOAD OF SPARKS OR SOMETHING

[Tenbatsuzen]

Why the fuck are all the eliminated teams crying when they lose?

Nom Nom is fucking destroying this. And Crepes Bonaparte, for as douchey as they are, seem to have their shit together too.

[Sinestro]

Who got eliminated?

[realmenhatelife]

Why the fuck are all the eliminated teams crying when they lose?

Nom Nom is fucking destroying this. And Crepes Bonaparte, for as douchey as they are, seem to have their shit together too.

Crepes Bonaparte is lucky to have a really traditional street food that people like, they also have sweet and savory so they're window for selling is a lot larger. As silly as they look, they also look really professional.

Nom Nom turned 200 dollars into 3k, thats insane. If they were doing total sales over the whole race it would already be over. The other trucks really have to hope that one of the truck stops hits Nom Nom especially hard, or they just have a totally fucked week.

Man Ragin Cajun must snort a ton of coke, the way he was weeping at the end there. I think the road blocks have to get a little more legit. Immunity only works if everyone else could go home- Most of those trucks knew they were safe. They should be able to win extra time in a city or something, even if it isn't to sell but to scout out deals and promote themselves.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Who got eliminated?

Raging Cajun. They had an immunity challenge to make a dish with chili peppers to have Sante Fe cooking...

Their only hope was to win the challenge, because they were behind 300 dollars to Spencer on the Go's totals anyway.

Raging Cajun just made multiple bad decisions.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Crepes Bonaparte is lucky to have a really traditional street food that people like, they also have sweet and savory so they're window for selling is a lot larger. As silly as they look, they also look really professional.

Nom Nom turned 200 dollars into 3k, thats insane. If they were doing total sales over the whole race it would already be over. The other trucks really have to hope that one of the truck stops hits Nom Nom especially hard, or they just have a totally fucked week.

Man Ragin Cajun must snort a ton of coke, the way he was weeping at the end there. I think the road blocks have to get a little more legit. Immunity only works if everyone else could go home- Most of those trucks knew they were safe. They should be able to win extra time in a city or something, even if it isn't to sell but to scout out deals and promote themselves.

Here's my thing on this:

Nom Nom, Crepes, and Ragin Cajun have really, REALLY cute girls. The problem with Raging Cajun is that I think Stephen might have scared people away with his hawking. That shit might work in California or Louisiana, but Santa Fe is a lot more sedate.

Here's why Nom Nom is going to win - they're educated. They are UCLA business school grads. They've done a shitload of marketing in two episodes, two brilliant moves. (Parterning with a farmer's market with no money pay out (unlike the Street Fair in San Diego) and then getting free advertising in Santa Fe.

While the other teams were figuring out menus, they were working menus AND marketing angles. And Misa from Nom Nom is right - she's putting her tricks out there and the other trucks are eventually going to catch on.

If I recall correctly, certain areas of Texas have HUGE Vietnamese populations and if DFW is one of them, they're going to destroy AGAIN next week.

[Sinestro]

Here's my thing on this:

Nom Nom, Crepes, and Ragin Cajun have really, REALLY cute girls. The problem with Raging Cajun is that I think Stephen might have scared people away with his hawking. That shit might work in California or Louisiana, but Santa Fe is a lot more sedate.

Here's why Nom Nom is going to win - they're educated. They are UCLA business school grads. They've done a shitload of marketing in two episodes, two brilliant moves. (Parterning with a farmer's market with no money pay out (unlike the Street Fair in San Diego) and then getting free advertising in Santa Fe.

While the other teams were figuring out menus, they were working menus AND marketing angles. And Misa from Nom Nom is right - she's putting her tricks out there and the other trucks are eventually going to catch on.

If I recall correctly, certain areas of Texas have HUGE Vietnamese populations and if DFW is one of them, they're going to destroy AGAIN next week.

She better not come to NJ, they shut down a hotdog truck for that type of stuff.

[realmenhatelife]

Here's my thing on this:

Nom Nom, Crepes, and Ragin Cajun have really, REALLY cute girls. The problem with Raging Cajun is that I think Stephen might have scared people away with his hawking. That shit might work in California or Louisiana, but Santa Fe is a lot more sedate.

Here's why Nom Nom is going to win - they're educated. They are UCLA business school grads. They've done a shitload of marketing in two episodes, two brilliant moves. (Parterning with a farmer's market with no money pay out (unlike the Street Fair in San Diego) and then getting free advertising in Santa Fe.

While the other teams were figuring out menus, they were working menus AND marketing angles. And Misa from Nom Nom is right - she's putting her tricks out there and the other trucks are eventually going to catch on.

If I recall correctly, certain areas of Texas have HUGE Vietnamese populations and if DFW is one of them, they're going to destroy AGAIN next week.

You're right about his hawking and the town, but I think the desperation was what really put them in trouble. He had a really homeless look on his face.

I did also think about that last night, how all three of the Nom Nom people graduated from UCLA business. It shows, they seemed to do the most advance work.

Even if there aren't a lot of vietnamese there Bon Mii is a national thing now, and whats better is they're still fairly trendy. When all else fails Nom Nom could probably roll up to a college and still clean up.

[Tenbatsuzen]

He is the highlander. And he works in a Crepes truck.

[realmenhatelife]

He is the highlander. And he works in a Crepes truck.

The girl on that truck looks exactly like my brothers girlfriend, so thats distracting. Im bummed though, Crepes sold double of those doofs. How do you do so piss poor selling burgers in texas? It seems like Grill em All doesnt want to try, they just bitch.


Who the hell is dressing Tyler? Hes way too chubby to be tucking his plaid shirts into his tight jeans.

[Tenbatsuzen]

The girl on that truck looks exactly like my brothers girlfriend, so thats distracting. Im bummed though, Crepes sold double of those doofs. How do you do so piss poor selling burgers in texas? It seems like Grill em All doesnt want to try, they just bitch.


Simple - Grill 'Em All fails drastically in marketing. When they were pulling into town, he was saying how the town is full of meat places, and he's among "his people" - that's the problem. There's 9.000 burger places, who wants to eat one out of a truck?

Spencer, Austin Daily Press, and Nom Nom all cut deals to go to unique places outside of the main "town" area to see.

It seems like Grill 'Em has no game plan. All of the other trucks are seemingly using the internet to find places, I've seen NONE of that from Grill 'Em.

Personally, I think it was a masterstroke for Spencer to go to the Museum. Talk about knowing your audience.


Who the hell is dressing Tyler? Hes way too chubby to be tucking his plaid shirts into his tight jeans.

I really don't know. He is dressing INCREDIBLY douchetastic on this show, more so then I've ever seen him. Tyler's weight fluctuates drastically. He's not as fat as he used to be, but he's still dressing like he was as thin as he was a Food Network A-Lister back in the day.

[realmenhatelife]

Spencer is also incredibly smart to go to restaurants. 50 bucks for all of their premium products is just genuis.

You have to wonder if bad things are coming for Nom Nom. Having the less cute girl say how she feels like they don't have any competition seems a bit like dramatic irony.


I'm sure the idea with dressing Tyler is they want him to look very edgey since food trucks are being presented as this fringe gourmet element, and they're so popular with college aged kids and hipsters. Even if his clothes were weight appropriate they still wouldn't be age appropriate. He just looks silly, and I think you can tell how uncomfortable he is. He's all hunched up, and doesn't walk right. Let him wear some dockers, thats what he wants.

[Freitag]

You have to wonder if bad things are coming for Nom Nom. Having the less cute girl say how she feels like they don't have any competition seems a bit like dramatic irony.



I think three shows in, the producers are realizing this and trying to throw monkey wrenches at them. But don't forget - Crepes was in second the last two shows and then just blew up.

There are four trucks left. I would say this comes down to Spencer and Nom Nom at the end with Nom Nom taking it.

[realmenhatelife]

I think three shows in, the producers are realizing this and trying to throw monkey wrenches at them. But don't forget - Crepes was in second the last two shows and then just blew up.

There are four trucks left. I would say this comes down to Spencer and Nom Nom at the end with Nom Nom taking it.

I think Austin is going to come in second. They're versatile and really hustle. It could be Grill Em All but those dudes dont seem to care about anything. I think Spencer does lower volume but with higher prices. That could get them in trouble. They are smart though, and that might pull them through.

[Freitag]

I think Austin is going to come in second. They're versatile and really hustle. It could be Grill Em All but those dudes dont seem to care about anything. I think Spencer does lower volume but with higher prices. That could get them in trouble. They are smart though, and that might pull them through.

I think the only way Grill 'Em All makes it to end is if they consistently win challenges. As you said, they don't care.

But who knows - catfish is an INCREDIBLY hard fish to cook right, so maybe Nom Nom blows up.

The other thing I don't like about this show is that it's NOT a race - as the lyrics of the opening credits say, it's a Food Truck Road Trip.

Maybe for liability's sake they don't "race" - kind of like a controlled competition, just like Chefs vs. City is.

[CountryBob]

I think that this is the show that comes near my hometown in Tennessee. They filmed it this spring.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I think that this is the show that comes near my hometown in Tennessee. They filmed it this spring.

So New Orleans eliminates one truck, down to three, then Memphis (? - BBQ challenge, I'm guessing, they haven't been that original in that department) and then all the way from Memphis to NYC for the final?

[Tenbatsuzen]

I really want to know why the fuck Nom Nom is just destroying. I seriously hate them. The way the hot chick opens her eyes really fucking wide IS SO FUCKING ANNOYING.

The Catfish deal and the extra hours selling saved Spencer's ass. There was less than a six hundred dollar difference between them and Austin.

What I don't get is this: Austin had a full night of selling drunk food to people and still came in last, when Spencer lost a full day. Doesn't make any sense.

And finally, spoiler vision on:

The coming attractions next week showed Grill 'Em screaming, whooping, and hollering in what looks like when they do the lineup setup shot for eliminations. If that's the case, I think they win next week and Nom Nom might be in trouble. Maybe.

[realmenhatelife]

I really want to know why the fuck Nom Nom is just destroying. I seriously hate them. The way the hot chick opens her eyes really fucking wide IS SO FUCKING ANNOYING.

The Catfish deal and the extra hours selling saved Spencer's ass. There was less than a six hundred dollar difference between them and Austin.

What I don't get is this: Austin had a full night of selling drunk food to people and still came in last, when Spencer lost a full day. Doesn't make any sense.

And finally, spoiler vision on:

The coming attractions next week showed Grill 'Em screaming, whooping, and hollering in what looks like when they do the lineup setup shot for eliminations. If that's the case, I think they win next week and Nom Nom might be in trouble. Maybe.

I think Nom Nom is in a really good position because their product is different enough to be semi unique but still familiar enough that its not scary. They also had the one hotspot to themselves the entire first day.

I agree it wasn't made hugely evident why Austin did so poorly. The rain and their generator problems must have been more impactful than was let on.

I dont know if the spoiler means much because they do that same lineup at the start of the show, and if you were going by the preview for the most recent show Nom Nom was in trouble, which ofcourse they never were.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I think Nom Nom is in a really good position because their product is different enough to be semi unique but still familiar enough that its not scary. They also had the one hotspot to themselves the entire first day.

I agree it wasn't made hugely evident why Austin did so poorly. The rain and their generator problems must have been more impactful than was let on.

I dont know if the spoiler means much because they do that same lineup at the start of the show, and if you were going by the preview for the most recent show Nom Nom was in trouble, which ofcourse they never were.

I watched the replay. Austin actually lost 12 hours from when the generator blew til they got a new generator. That means they have had to missed at least a dinner and/or lunch rush.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Fucking Nom Nom. seriously

At least it was close-ER this time. there was only a 300 dollar difference between the two, but Spencer going home with a 40 dollar difference was fucking rough.

I knew there was a reason they showed that guy buying 10 burgers with 15 minutes left... he was the difference maker when Laurent was "taking a break".

Nom Nom is going to win, but this show is just a disaster. They turned nom nom into one of the biggest food network reality "bad guys".... AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG.

[Dudeman]

Fucking Nom Nom. seriously

At least it was close-ER this time. there was only a 300 dollar difference between the two, but Spencer going home with a 40 dollar difference was fucking rough.

I knew there was a reason they showed that guy buying 10 burgers with 15 minutes left... he was the difference maker when Laurent was "taking a break".

Nom Nom is going to win, but this show is just a disaster. They turned nom nom into one of the biggest food network reality "bad guys".... AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG.

I disagree with you. I dont think nom nom comes across as bad guys; i think that is just be your interpretation. actually i think grim em all is the bad guy- they do nothing but whine about nom nom and park their truck in attmept to screw over nom nom, and they still lose.

(did grill em all or the austin guy ever take a shower?)

[Tenbatsuzen]

I disagree with you. I dont think nom nom comes across as bad guys; i think that is just be your interpretation. actually i think grim em all is the bad guy- they do nothing but whine about nom nom and park their truck in attmept to screw over nom nom, and they still lose.

(did grill em all or the austin guy ever take a shower?)

They do whine about Nom Nom but at least they have skills to back it up. Austin Daily Press was just like, "I'm a sandwich maker, I don't know how to do this shit!"

[Dude!]

i'm for the chinese girls
they're fuckin' adorable

[Dudeman]

They do whine about Nom Nom but at least they have skills to back it up. Austin Daily Press was just like, "I'm a sandwich maker, I don't know how to do this shit!"

They certainly don't have the business skills.

austin stunk, literally and figuratively. they served white trash sandwiches.

[realmenhatelife]

Fucking Nom Nom. seriously

At least it was close-ER this time. there was only a 300 dollar difference between the two, but Spencer going home with a 40 dollar difference was fucking rough.

I knew there was a reason they showed that guy buying 10 burgers with 15 minutes left... he was the difference maker when Laurent was "taking a break".

Nom Nom is going to win, but this show is just a disaster. They turned nom nom into one of the biggest food network reality "bad guys".... AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG.

I dont think they come off as being villians. And technically it wasn't even as close as that, remember Grill Em All got to go sell at the auto show, so if it was just straight up they would've gotten stomped by a few hundred bucks.

I do think they were hoping it would be a bit tougher, though. Food Network is in a no win situation. Either Nom Nom wins, which isn't interesting because they've done nothing but blow everyone away, or Nom Nom loses on a fluke which is bullshit because they've been so dominant. It just hasn't been a contest at all, but it's been a good premise.


I feel bad for Spencer on the Go, those guys grew on me.

[Freitag]

They certainly don't have the business skills.

austin stunk, literally and figuratively. they served white trash sandwiches.

I admit, Austin's operation was a little skeezy. But Austin's wife was clearly the #2 hottest girl on the show behind Misa.

[Dudeman]

wonder what grades Austin and Grill em all would get (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/la-county-wants-food-trucks-to-carry-health-letter-grades.html)

[CountryBob]

So New Orleans eliminates one truck, down to three, then Memphis (? - BBQ challenge, I'm guessing, they haven't been that original in that department) and then all the way from Memphis to NYC for the final?

I might have the wrong show in mind, I havent watched this show. Is this the one that Tyler Florence hosts? If so, they came to Jonesborough, TN and filmed. Sorry if I am wrong...

[ozzie]

I might have the wrong show in mind, I havent watched this show. Is this the one that Tyler Florence hosts? If so, they came to Jonesborough, TN and filmed. Sorry if I am wrong...

That's the one. The last episode they aired was the competition held in Jonesborough.

Finals in NYC.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Really, really enjoyed the homeless lady yelling at Nom Nom.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Yes!

[Tenbatsuzen]

1) Congrats to the producers to finally making it a RACE and evening the playing field between them.

2) Love, love the fact that Austin and Spencer gave Grill 'Em strategy and tips to beat Noms.

3) I have to think the fix was in on the truck stop. They HAD to have told him to give the Win to Noms with how much grill'em was destroying. The PA that was covering grill 'em probably told them that if they didn't slow them up, Grill 'Em would have been done.

[realmenhatelife]

1) Congrats to the producers to finally making it a RACE and evening the playing field between them.

2) Love, love the fact that Austin and Spencer gave Grill 'Em strategy and tips to beat Noms.

3) I have to think the fix was in on the truck stop. They HAD to have told him to give the Win to Noms with how much grill'em was destroying. The PA that was covering grill 'em probably told them that if they didn't slow them up, Grill 'Em would have been done.

I agree that the format of the last episode was closer to what the show should've been, ofcourse if you let Nom Nom go at their own pace the whole time they would've finished way ahead of everyone.

I hate Grill em All for the phony wrong side of the tracks, working man mentality they put out. Don't judge a book by its cover, book smarts vs street smarts etc. It's total bullshit. You went to culinary school and opened a food truck, they went to business school and opened a food truck, whose really the outsider? Who probably took way more shit off of their relatives when they were getting started?

I dont understand that ending one bit. Why would you completely diffuse all of the excitement of the big finish with all that dicking around? I never doubted that GEA won because the only thing worse than that ending would've been if the envelope was opened, and they revealed Nom Nom hiding behind and air conditioning duct with their big check.

Favorite part of the episode was the truck stop, Tyler looked like Slobba the Hutt, and then he gave Nate Appleman a total uncomfortable cheese cloth hand on the shoulder. Tylers jeans looked especially uncomfortable in this episode. It may have been fixed but not aggressively, Nate Appleman likes Asian girls. He's got a bunch of Asian tattoos, and in his Iron Chef he had probably the single hottest girl ever as one of his assistants, she was Asian and she burnt shit. The ugly assistant rolled her eyes at her. She could cook up little more than boners.

Hopefully they do some tweaking before they come back.

[Tenbatsuzen]

FYI, Grill 'Em All is in NYC this week for a Victory Lap.

Friday October 22

Duke’s (560 Third Avenue)
(www.dukesnyc.com)
12pm-2pm
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Waste ‘Em All & truffle fries
*Limited to 150 burgers
Reservations can be made at (http://opentable.com)

Big Daddy’s (1596 2nd Ave at 83rd Street)
(www.bigdaddysnyc.com)
7-10PM
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Behemoth & truffle fries
*Limited to 200 burgers
Reservations can be made at (http://opentable.com)

Idle Hands Bar/ Billy Hurricane’s (25 Avenue B, downstairs)
(www.idlehandsbar.com)
11PM-?
Menu: Hannah Montana, Behemoth Meatballs & Truffle Tots
*Limited to 50 burgers

Saturday October 23

Rub BBQ (208 West 23rd Street)
(www.rubbbq.net)
1PM-3PM
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Behemoth & Truffle Fries
*Limited to 150 burgers

Thunder Jackson’s (169 Bleecker Street)
(www.ThunderJacksons.com)-
7PM-10PM
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Molly Hatchet & Truffle Fries
*Limited to 200 burgers

Sunday October 24

Whisk (231 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
(www.whisknyc.com)
1-4PM
Menu: Cooking Demo and “Meet and Eat.” Learn how to make the signature Grill ‘Em All Beer soaked onions and the FAMED Grill ‘Em All seared fennel sausage gravy served with pierogies

Traffic (986 2nd Avenue between 52nd and 53rd)
(www.trafficbarnyc.com)
5 pm – 7 pm
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Witte & Truffle fries
*Limited to 200 burgers
Specials: NFL package on all 23 TVs & $12 Pitchers & $18 Bucket of Beers (5)

FYI, they aren't actually cooking in the truck, it's just Matt and the other guy cooking in the restaurants' kitchens, but not the creepy dude in the glasses.

[realmenhatelife]

FYI, Grill 'Em All is in NYC this week for a Victory Lap.

Friday October 22

Duke’s (560 Third Avenue)
(www.dukesnyc.com)
12pm-2pm
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Waste ‘Em All & truffle fries
*Limited to 150 burgers
Reservations can be made at (http://opentable.com)

Big Daddy’s (1596 2nd Ave at 83rd Street)
(www.bigdaddysnyc.com)
7-10PM
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Behemoth & truffle fries
*Limited to 200 burgers
Reservations can be made at (http://opentable.com)

Idle Hands Bar/ Billy Hurricane’s (25 Avenue B, downstairs)
(www.idlehandsbar.com)
11PM-?
Menu: Hannah Montana, Behemoth Meatballs & Truffle Tots
*Limited to 50 burgers

Saturday October 23

Rub BBQ (208 West 23rd Street)
(www.rubbbq.net)
1PM-3PM
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Behemoth & Truffle Fries
*Limited to 150 burgers

Thunder Jackson’s (169 Bleecker Street)
(www.ThunderJacksons.com)-
7PM-10PM
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Molly Hatchet & Truffle Fries
*Limited to 200 burgers

Sunday October 24

Whisk (231 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
(www.whisknyc.com)
1-4PM
Menu: Cooking Demo and “Meet and Eat.” Learn how to make the signature Grill ‘Em All Beer soaked onions and the FAMED Grill ‘Em All seared fennel sausage gravy served with pierogies

Traffic (986 2nd Avenue between 52nd and 53rd)
(www.trafficbarnyc.com)
5 pm – 7 pm
Menu: Hannah Montana, Blue Cheer, Witte & Truffle fries
*Limited to 200 burgers
Specials: NFL package on all 23 TVs & $12 Pitchers & $18 Bucket of Beers (5)

FYI, they aren't actually cooking in the truck, it's just Matt and the other guy cooking in the restaurants' kitchens, but not the creepy dude in the glasses.

Reservations and cooking out of kitchens, way to keep it blue collar rebels.

[Freitag]

Reservations and cooking out of kitchens, way to keep it blue collar rebels.

To be fair, if they took the truck out to NYC, they'd miss two weeks of profits at least from their home base in LA... one week to drive out, one week to drive back.

[JimBeam]

They've started having food trucks at the old Tavern On The Green.

Has anybody been ?

[Tenbatsuzen]

It's baaaaaaack.

Season 2 starts August 14th.

And RMHL - there's a truck both of us can hate - a grilled cheese truck from Boston!

[realmenhatelife]

It's baaaaaaack.

Season 2 starts August 14th.

And RMHL - there's a truck both of us can hate - a grilled cheese truck from Boston!

Oh please let all of Tyler's outfits be from the skinny department again.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Oh please let all of Tyler's outfits be from the skinny department again.

I'm hoping he wears Aviators and a Member's Only jacket with corduroys!

[Tenbatsuzen]

I'm watching "Food Truck Paradise" on the Travel Channel, and they are showing the food truck in Portland. Dudeman, if Austin skeeved you out, the PDX trucks are your worst nightmare.

[Tenbatsuzen]

http://www.tvgasm.com/wp-content/uploads/501-234x300.jpg

"Bring me Solo and the Wookiee!"

[Tenbatsuzen]

Not to sound horribly racist, but that's the second year in a row that the only African-American owned food truck is the first to be eliminated.

They never said how much Sky made, so I don't know how close the numbers were between Roxy and Sky.

That said, they are really playing up the "unreality" this season. I mean, Lime Truck is just over the top. And Roxy is just obnoxious southies.

I'd like Hodge Podge to win... and Seabirds "can't let the vegan community down"? GTFO.

[realmenhatelife]

Not to sound horribly racist, but that's the second year in a row that the only African-American owned food truck is the first to be eliminated.

They never said how much Sky made, so I don't know how close the numbers were between Roxy and Sky.

That said, they are really playing up the "unreality" this season. I mean, Lime Truck is just over the top. And Roxy is just obnoxious southies.

I'd like Hodge Podge to win... and Seabirds "can't let the vegan community down"? GTFO.

I like Hodge Podge just as a guy but I dont think he's going to win. Korilla is my pick even though the whole "we're from New York, in New York you do it like this, when you're from New York ok we get it."

It makes you wonder if theres some other static between Roxys and Lime or what. If its the toughy boston guys just not mixing with the effeminate cali hipsters, or maybe one of them called the Roxy guy John Favreu's mook brother. And as douchey as the lime truck is, Roxy parking their car in front of their window was a bitch more.

Nice to see they're letting Tyler pick his own pants this season, he looks much less like a sausage.

[King Imp]

The girlfriend of the Hodge Podge chef = HOT!!!

[Tenbatsuzen]

I like Hodge Podge just as a guy but I dont think he's going to win. Korilla is my pick even though the whole "we're from New York, in New York you do it like this, when you're from New York ok we get it."

It makes you wonder if theres some other static between Roxys and Lime or what. If its the toughy boston guys just not mixing with the effeminate cali hipsters, or maybe one of them called the Roxy guy John Favreu's mook brother. And as douchey as the lime truck is, Roxy parking their car in front of their window was a bitch more.

Nice to see they're letting Tyler pick his own pants this season, he looks much less like a sausage.

Was anybody paying attention to the numbers? I know the first truck made like 3K and change and Roxys made 1100, but was there a major differential between the other trucks, or does it look like it'sa huge pull away again?

Edit, never mind, Wikipedia has the numbers:

The Lime Truck 1st ($3145)
Korilla BBQ 2nd ($2550)
Hodge Podge 3rd ($1970)
Seabirds 4th ($1471)
Devilicious 5th ($1364)
Cafe Con Leche 6th ($1327)
Roxy's Grilled Cheese 7th ($1177)
Sky's Gourmet Tacos 8th

There's almost 1200 dollars difference between 1st and 3rd. That's... not good.

[realmenhatelife]

Was anybody paying attention to the numbers? I know the first truck made like 3K and change and Roxys made 1100, but was there a major differential between the other trucks, or does it look like it'sa huge pull away again?

Edit, never mind, Wikipedia has the numbers:

The Lime Truck 1st ($3145)
Korilla BBQ 2nd ($2550)
Hodge Podge 3rd ($1970)
Seabirds 4th ($1471)
Devilicious 5th ($1364)
Cafe Con Leche 6th ($1327)
Roxy's Grilled Cheese 7th ($1177)
Sky's Gourmet Tacos 8th

There's almost 1200 dollars difference between 1st and 3rd. That's... not good.

I dont think we're looking at a Nom Nom situation here though, where one team wins every leg (except for the bullshit final.) I dont think Lime Truck is going to have as much impact in different parts of the country.

[Rhah]

My mom asked me to support a friend of hers apparently (probably a facebook friend, lulz)...

Its Rae Rae's in Poughkeepsie, NY if anyone has spare votes:
http://foodtrucks.teamdigital.com/

[Tenbatsuzen]

I dont think we're looking at a Nom Nom situation here though, where one team wins every leg (except for the bullshit final.) I dont think Lime Truck is going to have as much impact in different parts of the country.

How was the final bullshit? It was exactly how the game should have been played.

[King Imp]

I dont think we're looking at a Nom Nom situation here though, where one team wins every leg (except for the bullshit final.) I dont think Lime Truck is going to have as much impact in different parts of the country.

How was the final bullshit? It was exactly how the game should have been played.


I'm of two feelings about this.

On one hand, Nom Nom clearly was the best team last season and deserved to win. If not for changing the rules in the final episode, they probably would have won it.
On the other hand, the way the final was laid out is the way the whole show should have been. It only has the word race in the damn title. What part of making as much money in two days is a race?

In my opinion, the rules should be that the teams need to reach a certain amount of money and when they do, then they race to a specific location. Last team to arrive is eliminated.

[Tenbatsuzen]

In my opinion, the rules should be that the teams need to reach a certain amount of money and when they do, then they race to a specific location. Last team to arrive is eliminated.


I like the idea but there's two issues:

1) It affects pricing. We see a lot of trucks changing their pricing to make a fast cash grab before they leave a spot for the day. If you have to get a uniform dollar number you have no idea how long or fast it will take.

2) Safety issues. I know the Amazing Race on CBS has similar rules, but usually these people are on foot or other people are driving. In this situation, you're dealing with a UPS sized truck that's filled with propane, hot oil, and sharp objects. And Food Network is not CBS.

[King Imp]

I like the idea but there's two issues:

1) It affects pricing. We see a lot of trucks changing their pricing to make a fast cash grab before they leave a spot for the day. If you have to get a uniform dollar number you have no idea how long or fast it will take.

2) Safety issues. I know the Amazing Race on CBS has similar rules, but usually these people are on foot or other people are driving. In this situation, you're dealing with a UPS sized truck that's filled with propane, hot oil, and sharp objects. And Food Network is not CBS.

Okay, I see your point on #1, but as for #2 they could just run there like they did in the finals. That, or they could take the car that each team has instead of the truck.

[realmenhatelife]

Like Imp said, I found it to be bullshitty that the rules change just for the last leg. Nom Nom wins every leg and ultimately gains nothing from it. You essentially could've run this as a 1 episode special with every truck just doing New York and come out with the same result, it negates the whole idea of the contest. It puts too much on chance or one truck clicking in one market, which Grill em All clearly did.

Pricing is another good point, if everyone has the same amount of time to sell you might be inclined to sell at a discount/higher volume than sell to a higher average ticket. In my mind selling to a targeted goal favors selling higher average tickets.

I also agree that the whole contest structure isn't great, and the format of the last episode is closer to what it should've been for the whole series, but if that was the format for the whole series Nom Nom would've been in NYC a month before any of the other trucks and would've won in a walk.

They could look more to The Amazing Race to figure out how to structure this. Or give more reward to trucks that win individual legs like time bonuses or choices of venues to sell in. Ultimately it would be best to just say "get to X city, sell X amount and then move on" but logistically that would be very difficult to do.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Like Imp said, I found it to be bullshitty that the rules change just for the last leg. Nom Nom wins every leg and ultimately gains nothing from it. You essentially could've run this as a 1 episode special with every truck just doing New York and come out with the same result, it negates the whole idea of the contest.

Nom Nom won a shit-ton of prizes from Orbitz for winning every week.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Interesting factoid that I found out directly from Grill 'Em All:

The trucks in the race are not allowed to sell pre-made beverages like sodas, juices, etc. They are only allowed to sell bottled water and drinks they make themselves, which should be fresh made.

I asked because you NEVER see people on this show leaving a truck with drinks - just always food.

[Tenbatsuzen]

So all of the support cars are Volkswagens this time. I didn't notice it the first time, but that probably explains why they doubled the prize money - VW sponsorship money.

Why is it they start playing spanish guitar and Salsa music with Cafe Con Leche?

I mean, they don't play K-Pop when Korilla is around. Or gongs or Gayageums or something. Or Indigo Girls for Seabirds.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Wow, the numbers were super-tight in SLC. And Devilicious killed themselves with the dollar off promo.

I'm loving Korilla's tactics.

So here's another thought.

They have between 400-500 miles between each stop.

They compete on Saturdays and Sundays, with elimination day Monday morning.

If they leave Monday morning for the next city, they are in the next city, at the latest, Tuesday night.

So are they doing marketing, planning, etc. between Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday?

[realmenhatelife]

Wow, the numbers were super-tight in SLC. And Devilicious killed themselves with the dollar off promo.

I'm loving Korilla's tactics.

So here's another thought.

They have between 400-500 miles between each stop.

They compete on Saturdays and Sundays, with elimination day Monday morning.

If they leave Monday morning for the next city, they are in the next city, at the latest, Tuesday night.

So are they doing marketing, planning, etc. between Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday?

That's a good question, and I would believe it. They make it look like they do all their planning in the run up to the city but it would make more sense to do that from a hotel, which they probably do. I think they've had shit put way too together to have done it on the fly, and I always think about how if I had to ride in a car and read an iphone that much I'd puke. Lime truck signed a contract for the pet adoption gig, so you know that shit happened in advance.

We thought Tyler would bitch out Korilla for not doing the challenge, that was smart. It's also neat to see trucks get kicked out of places. I also enjoyed the wild swings this time, it's going to give the race more urgency to know the same team isn't going to win every week.

I hate the chick on Seabirds with the wool hat and orange sunglasses, she just infuriates me to look at her. And their bullshit acting all disgusted walking into the room with the meat, kiss my ass we all get that you're vegan, queens of tolerance.

Roxy Grilled Cheese is doomed, those guys dont have the instinct for this. Noone who bemoans having too many customers is going to win anything.

And since you mentioned the drinks thing I just noticed that Korilla was selling their own beverages last night. It makes sense, it would be super hard to mask all those cans of soda.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Roxy Grilled Cheese is doomed, those guys dont have the instinct for this. Noone who bemoans having too many customers is going to win anything.


I still don't understand how you can get into the weeds making grilled cheese.

I think possibly another thing that kills Roxy's - and they don't realize it - is that their price points may be too low.

But then again - 5th and 6th were only separated by 30 bucks, and 4th and 5th separated by 150 bucks. That isn't a huge margin.


And since you mentioned the drinks thing I just noticed that Korilla was selling their own beverages last night. It makes sense, it would be super hard to mask all those cans of soda.

I don't think it's masking is the issue, it's setting a price point and then selling over-inflated cans of soda for a high profit margin. Think of the guy on the street - He's selling you a can of soda for 2 bucks. That 12-pack of soda he bought for 4 bucks. So once he sells two cans, it's all profit on top of that.

The other thing about masking -

When Cafe Con Leche went to the Latino restaurant, ALL OF THE ARTWORK ON THE WALLS WERE MASKED. Why was this? The same thing happened on Restaurant Impossible.

The only possible solution I can think of is that the artist didn't sign a release and Food Net's lawyers were worried about copyright infringement.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Another issue that could have affected Roxy's and the other trucks was food shopping. Remember, they only got 100 bucks in seed money. Maybe when Roxy's was shopping for additional supplies they over bought and cut into their profit margin?

[ozzie]

The girlfriend of the Hodge Podge chef = HOT!!!

+ 1

Reminds me of Sloan from Entourage.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q1r0utrQoHo/TdOJNjh3fuI/AAAAAAAAAzc/pJQy3p1uGEo/s1600/Hodge+Podge+Menu.jpg

[realmenhatelife]

Another issue that could have affected Roxy's and the other trucks was food shopping. Remember, they only got 100 bucks in seed money. Maybe when Roxy's was shopping for additional supplies they over bought and cut into their profit margin?

They said they can only manage x amount of sandwiches at a time, and then they just have a board full of tickets. Roxy probably is able to do some of the least prep out of any of the trucks because all the sandwiches need to be grilled to order. But I just think that truck is poorly managed.

I noticed the art masking too, I figured they just probably didn't bother getting the images cleared for the show. Could the soft drinks involve tax laws or restrict the areas you're allowed to sell? Or do you have to pay some kind of lisencing to get them on TV?

[realmenhatelife]

Those vegan bitches seriously need to go. Every second of the day "We're vegan, we're vegan." And it's the worst kind of self satisfied veganism. You dont think there are any vegan restaurants in Denver? Are you fucking serious, Denver? I googled on my phone during the show and got like 10, unless ofcourse they all sprung up in the wake of the epiphany of the Seabirds truck, teaching American that not every meal of tallow needs to be drowned in thick, hot, deliciously tortured veal blood and tears gravy.

You dumb hatted eye glass frames with no lenses saw a minority for the first time in college food whores.



Oh my god, Kansas, but we're a vegan truck. I dont think highly enough of people from Kansas to even consider they might be vegans.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I actually didn't see this week's episode because of Irene knocking my cable out, but I read the recaps.

Couple of things:

1) How the fuck are they generating so much more money than last year? My only thought is that local news pumped it up and advertised it. With one season under the belt, a lot more people are interested.

(then again, they are going to bigger cities - but still)

2) This is looking like it's going to come down to a three way between Hodge Podge, Korilla, and Lime. Which I'm fine with.

[realmenhatelife]

I actually didn't see this week's episode because of Irene knocking my cable out, but I read the recaps.

Couple of things:

1) How the fuck are they generating so much more money than last year? My only thought is that local news pumped it up and advertised it. With one season under the belt, a lot more people are interested.

(then again, they are going to bigger cities - but still)

2) This is looking like it's going to come down to a three way between Hodge Podge, Korilla, and Lime. Which I'm fine with.

I dont know if its the level they always sell at or if Denver has a really high cost of living, but the cuban truck was selling a sandwich for $15 and I could've sworn I heard Korilla quote a quesadilla at $15

[Tenbatsuzen]

I dont know if its the level they always sell at or if Denver has a really high cost of living, but the cuban truck was selling a sandwich for $15 and I could've sworn I heard Korilla quote a quesadilla at $15

I'm watching the replay now. I love how one of the dumb fucks on Seabirds says when the Speed Bump comes in reference to Elway: "tee hee, I hope he's a vegan! Tee hee!"

Meanwhile, Tyler and Elway are sitting in Elway's restaurant. A FUCKING STEAKHOUSE.

[realmenhatelife]

Ha ha, eat shit you bitches.

Meanwhile Korilla does regular numbers selling everything for a buck.

I was wondering if you could've done a 'pay what you want' deal and take in more than a dollar per item but technically not charge more than a dollar per item.

[Sinestro]

1st time i ever saw the show.

the brunettes on the seabird were cute especially when they
wore those fake glasses.

is there such thing as truck etiquite when the cute brunette started taking orders from the people in line at the korilla truck? 'you should of asked first'. like korilla was going to say yes.
what does that other group have against lime group?

i know the speed bump was 'sell for a dollar' in this episode. what was it in the other episodes?

it would have been cool to see seabirds still in to see how they would do in next episode which looks something to do with pork since they're vegans in the heart of meat country.

[Tenbatsuzen]

1st time i ever saw the show.

the brunettes on the seabird were cute especially when they
wore those fake glasses.

is there such thing as truck etiquite when the cute brunette started taking orders from the people in line at the korilla truck? 'you should of asked first'. like korilla was going to say yes.
what does that other group have against lime group?

i know the speed bump was 'sell for a dollar' in this episode. what was it in the other episodes?

it would have been cool to see seabirds still in to see how they would do in next episode which looks something to do with pork since they're vegans in the heart of meat country.

The other speed bumps was one person works the entire truck and you had to move location at least a mile.

Seabirds already had a non-vegan friendly challenge where the teams had to make sausage. They basically decided not to make sausage at all and just created a vegan "sausage-tasting" dish, and were called out for it.

If you had seen the other episides, Seabirds, although cute, were the most annoying truck in the race. THEY'RE DOING IT FOR THE VEGAN COMMUNITY, YOU GUYS.

[Tenbatsuzen]

So the promos are teasing that someone is disqualified.

Now, is it legitimate or just a carefully manipulated promo?

If it's a legit promo, and someone is DQed, who is it?

I would guess it's Korilla. They've shown that they like to bend and manipulate the rules, and if it has to do with the vegetarian challenge, I don't see Roxy having a hard time with that rule.

On the other hand, I could see it's a carefully manipulated promo, that Tyler is teasing the speed bump, and he tacks on and if you don't follow the rules for it I will have no choice but to disqualify you.

[disneyspy]

i bet its the guy from the Dairy Queen

[sailor]

i bet its the guy from the Dairy Queen

You're a dairy queen.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I would guess it's Korilla. They've shown that they like to bend and manipulate the rules, and if it has to do with the vegetarian challenge, I don't see Roxy having a hard time with that rule.


Who called this shit, again?

And the worst part about it is that they didn't have to cheat.

It's a good episode, but it just shows how they manipulate everything. They were selling two menu items, and Hodge was using kraft slices for god's sake, and still made around 5K in 2 days. You'd think that maybe they made a couple of thousand, barely, from the lack of lines and crowds they had.

I still have to wonder what Korilla was thinking.

[realmenhatelife]

Who called this shit, again?

And the worst part about it is that they didn't have to cheat.

It's a good episode, but it just shows how they manipulate everything. They were selling two menu items, and Hodge was using kraft slices for god's sake, and still made around 5K in 2 days. You'd think that maybe they made a couple of thousand, barely, from the lack of lines and crowds they had.

I still have to wonder what Korilla was thinking.

Good call. It was also such an ostentatious cheat, not only such a huge portion of unaccounted for money but it also would've given them such a huge total. And why not write a bunch of fake tickets? Those asians hate to lose, and the one who did the actual cheating felt a little shady in his interviews all episode.

But I agree, I was thinking they were going to have numbers more in the 3k range.

I wonder if Seabirds were still around if they just would've abstained from the quickfire challenge. My brother also made a decent point, winning that initial challenge should maybe negate or lessen the speedbump instead of just getting you extra seed money.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Good call. It was also such an ostentatious cheat, not only such a huge portion of unaccounted for money but it also would've given them such a huge total. And why not write a bunch of fake tickets? Those asians hate to lose, and the one who did the actual cheating felt a little shady in his interviews all episode.

But I agree, I was thinking they were going to have numbers more in the 3k range.

I wonder if Seabirds were still around if they just would've abstained from the quickfire challenge. My brother also made a decent point, winning that initial challenge should maybe negate or lessen the speedbump instead of just getting you extra seed money.

Even if they didn't cook the pig they still would have had to butcher it later. I think the episode was basically designed to be Seabirds' redemption if they made it - because they wouldn't have had to change their menu at all. But on the flip side, maybe the speed bump wouldn't have been going vegetarian if Seabirds was still in the game.

So Roxy's charged 9 bucks for a grilled cheese, but Hodge had the balls to charge 8 bucks for a wonder bread and KRAFT CHEESE SLICE sandwich? No wonder they should have lost. I don't blame Roxy for giving them shit.

As for making up fake tickets... I'm sure each truck has a production assistant and they are constantly being filmed. If something looks off, they'd know.

[Sinestro]

Who got eliminated? Didn't see the show.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Who got eliminated? Didn't see the show.

Korilla got disqualified for cheating because they put 2700 bucks of their own money into the cash box.

They didn't have to cheat because they would have come in third place and safe - Hodge Podge would have been eliminated if they didn't cheat.

[realmenhatelife]

Korilla has hinted via twitter that once their NDA is up they will tell their side of the story in which they didn't cheat.

[King Imp]

Korilla has hinted via twitter that once their NDA is up they will tell their side of the story in which they didn't cheat.

If that's truly the case, wouldn't they then be able to sue for libel or slander (not sure which one appilies)? If they didn't cheat and were accused of it in front of an audience, that could affect their business.

Then again, unless it was just the editing, they didn't argue it when Tyler brought it up, so it probably was true.

[realmenhatelife]

If that's truly the case, wouldn't they then be able to sue for libel or slander (not sure which one appilies)? If they didn't cheat and were accused of it in front of an audience, that could affect their business.

Then again, unless it was just the editing, they didn't argue it when Tyler brought it up, so it probably was true.

I'm sure there was some serious editing, and they knew something was up prior to Tyler announcing it. The producers were probably interviewing Korilla and shit leading up to announcing what was going on. They definately knew what was up, they were acting fishy.

They most likely sign away their rights to any shit like that to be on the show, reality TV contracts are designed to protect the people making the show and not the contestants.

They obviously cant deny that the money is in their till without receipts, I'm sure they'll say it's a misunderstanding.

[Tenbatsuzen]

So Hodge and Lime in the final, the way I thought it should be.

I have to give the editors a shitload of credit for the swerve: Even though the previews showed the chefs were getting the boot, when they Hodge's girlfriend not knowing the burner was on, I thought, "Hodge is so, so, so fucked."

But there was another swerve: They showed Hodge being adamant about doing all their prep before hand. Even though that was on Saturday and not Sunday when the speed bump happened, I'm sure that little change helped them out HUGE when Hodge left.

I hate to say it... I was really touched when it was obvious Hodge's sister was freaking the hell out and they candidly caught Hodge hugging her and saying, "You can do this. I believe in you."

Remember when I said that there was spanish guitars and salsa music for Cafe Con Leche? They fucking had a muzak version of "Shipping Up To Boston" for Roxys!

I'm looking forward to the finale.

Also: Did anyone catch the Next Iron Chef trailer? It was awesome, but it reminded me too much of this:

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[realmenhatelife]

I also heard and pointed out the Dropkick Murphy's soundalike they had for Roxy. When you take into account the bonus Roxy lost by a full 2 grand. Getting into that mall really was the key this go around, Roxy just didn't have a good leader to figure that shit out.

As much as I like Hodge I really think Lime truck is going to be unbeatable in Miami.

I was thinking about Korilla, and I'm thinking two possible exlinations for their cheat could be 1: They had a tip jar going and decided that they could dump their tip money in with their till because technically it was money given to the truck, or 2: they worked something out with a customer basically saying we will buy you a $2700 burrito with our own money, so basically you get a free burrito and we can launder the extra cash into our till.

Also, I'm wondering if maybe they spent $2700 on something for the truck with their own money when they're supposed to only be using the resources the show provides.


Falkner and Spike will be the first people eliminated from Next Iron Chef. And to reiterate what I said a few months ago, your next Iron Chef is Chuck Hughes.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I also heard and pointed out the Dropkick Murphy's soundalike they had for Roxy. When you take into account the bonus Roxy lost by a full 2 grand. Getting into that mall really was the key this go around, Roxy just didn't have a good leader to figure that shit out.

As much as I like Hodge I really think Lime truck is going to be unbeatable in Miami.

I was thinking about Korilla, and I'm thinking two possible exlinations for their cheat could be 1: They had a tip jar going and decided that they could dump their tip money in with their till because technically it was money given to the truck, or 2: they worked something out with a customer basically saying we will buy you a $2700 burrito with our own money, so basically you get a free burrito and we can launder the extra cash into our till.

Also, I'm wondering if maybe they spent $2700 on something for the truck with their own money when they're supposed to only be using the resources the show provides.


Falkner and Spike will be the first people eliminated from Next Iron Chef. And to reiterate what I said a few months ago, your next Iron Chef is Chuck Hughes.

Yeah, but 2700 bucks in tips? That means they generated close to 50 percent tips on all their orders. I could see that happening in Kansas on the $1 speed bump, but not here.

[realmenhatelife]

Yeah, but 2700 bucks in tips? That means they generated close to 50 percent tips on all their orders. I could see that happening in Kansas on the $1 speed bump, but not here.

Maybe accumulated tips. I dont know, there's obviously a story because they did something serious enough to be disqualified but cant be stupid enough to just drop money into their till without trying to explain it.

The more it sits with me the more I wonder if something on their truck broke, the repair cost $2700 and paying for it out of their own pocket was a rule violation.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Maybe accumulated tips. I dont know, there's obviously a story because they did something serious enough to be disqualified but cant be stupid enough to just drop money into their till without trying to explain it.

The more it sits with me the more I wonder if something on their truck broke, the repair cost $2700 and paying for it out of their own pocket was a rule violation.

Now THAT'S more feasible. It was shown in the first episode that Sky's flat tire came out of their seed money, but something breaking like that would have made for good TV.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Falkner and Spike will be the first people eliminated from Next Iron Chef. And to reiterate what I said a few months ago, your next Iron Chef is Chuck Hughes.

I'm going with the Next Food Network Star approach on this: They need a woman to replace Cat Cora, so I'm leaning on Burrell or Guarnaschelli.

[realmenhatelife]

I'm going with the Next Food Network Star approach on this: They need a woman to replace Cat Cora, so I'm leaning on Burrell or Guarnaschelli.

Burrell is a good pick for runner up to me. And a person whom I think should be an Iron Chef anyway.

[Tenbatsuzen]

So Lime wins.

The way the finale was cut made it look close, but I don't think it was that close... with the amount of sunlight that was on Lime vs. Hodge, Hodge didn't get done til much later in the day.

At least they made it a race again, but the final truck stop to sell dessert... not sure how I feel about that.

Maybe I'm just annoyed that the horse I picked didn't win.

[realmenhatelife]

So Lime wins.

The way the finale was cut made it look close, but I don't think it was that close... with the amount of sunlight that was on Lime vs. Hodge, Hodge didn't get done til much later in the day.

At least they made it a race again, but the final truck stop to sell dessert... not sure how I feel about that.

Maybe I'm just annoyed that the horse I picked didn't win.

I was trying to do the same thing, but Hodge asked the Lime guys how long they had been there and one of them said "about 5 minutes." Maybe it was a dub, maybe they hold them back, it's hard to say.

I dont mind the dessert truck stop because it gives both teams a problem to deal with. I think it was a little ill timed because they were selling dessert in the morning, and only had to do it for two hours. I think maybe the ideal was to have the teams go back to savory after completing two hours of dessert.

What I do mind is a truck stop that just drops $1500 on one team. Why even have a race at that point? Just have the fucking truck stop for 100k. It just makes for an unsatisfying ending to me. Either the truck that hustled and was way ahead loses because the lesser performing truck wins $1500, the truck that's way ahead still wins in a blowout because they get an extra $1500, or as happened today a really tight race gets negated.

And they still haven't figured out there ending yet, the tension just drops while Tyler does his brief case routine.

[Tenbatsuzen]

What I do mind is a truck stop that just drops $1500 on one team. Why even have a race at that point? Just have the fucking truck stop for 100k. It just makes for an unsatisfying ending to me.

I agree. With the teams that tight, the truck stop basically handed the win to Lime. But you just can't call it - Roxy won 1000 bucks last time and they still didn't win.

[Freitag]

So it's coming back, and this time, it looks like it's either aspiring chefs (from the kitchen?) who gets trucks provided to them by Food Network, and the winner gets to keep the truck and maybe get seed money?

It's a good idea. I like it. I wish I had known. I would have jumped in on that.

[ozzie]

So it's coming back, and this time, it looks like it's either aspiring chefs (from the kitchen?) who gets trucks provided to them by Food Network, and the winner gets to keep the truck and maybe get seed money?

It's a good idea. I like it. I wish I had known. I would have jumped in on that.

Girl that works for me can cook her tits off, and was thinking of starting a food truck to service the aviation field down here. She would have been perfect.

I watched the last one. Not sure about this though.

In typical food network fashion, it looks like they've hit every major demographic.

Old guys, "hot" chicks, Older Ladies, young guys...

West coast, East Coast, Midwest, South, North...

White guys and ladies, Aussie girls, Asian guys, Black team, Italian girls, Sarah Palin wannabees, and "crazy" characters...

Some with heartbreaking back stories and stuff...

I feel like I've already seen this show a dozen times.

[King Imp]

Now that this is coming back, have we ever heard from Korilla the "real" story behind what happened to them?

[realmenhatelife]

Now that this is coming back, have we ever heard from Korilla the "real" story behind what happened to them?

I started googling this in the spring because that's when I thought their NDA was supposed to be up, but noone has done anything about it. Could be they're waiting for the new season to get the most attention, could be they thought better of it and just want people to forget about it.

[Freitag]

I started googling this in the spring because that's when I thought their NDA was supposed to be up, but noone has done anything about it. Could be they're waiting for the new season to get the most attention, could be they thought better of it and just want people to forget about it.

Or could be just, "we effed up, what you saw on the show is what happened, we're stupid."

[Freitag]

On the last two seasons of Food Truck Race, they show the sad footage of people driving away. Since they don't actually own the truck now, does Bob Tuschmann come and repo it?

[Tenbatsuzen]

Food Truck III: ALL HOT CHICKS

[Tenbatsuzen]

Last year, it was one of the seabirds and Hodge's chick... now it hot Australian chicks, the hot Widow chick, and decent Jersey chicks. Not sure how old the Alaskan chick is, so comment reserved.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Holy shit. You only made two hundred fucking bucks? Even with Barbie Babes not cooking the entire first day?

I feel bad for you losing your fiance but some dreams are not destined to work out.

[Freitag]

So some things I've noticed about this:

1) None of them are doing the pre-planned marketing that teams did in the past. They're idiots, all of them. I think Food Net set this up with rookies just to watch them fail, although I like the concept. But none of them have had restaurant experience except for the pizza guys. They're all home cooks with no semblance to run a business. (Except Barbie Babes, but who knows how big that catering company is).

2) It's very odd to me that Seoul Sausage is basically a knock-off of Korilla's "character". It's almost like they xeroxed Korilla and gave them sausage to sell.

3) The incident with Coast of Atlanta yelling at the Widow... I could see where the Coast of Atlanta woman was coming from, but it was handled badly. Remember: The favor (and alliance) you make now could help you down the road. Granted, Widow was an idiot, but one of the main reasons Grill 'Em All beat Nom Nom truck is that all the eliminated trucks gave them strategies to beat the Noms.

4) In the previews, they show the Nonna's chicks freaking out about someone. I guarantee it's about Coast of Atlanta. She mentioned "her husband" and the only married team in this is Coast, isn't it?

[King Imp]

One of the Jersey chicks has a nice rack on her. Another has some really fucked up eyebrows.

I don't remember if they were one in the same.

[realmenhatelife]

I thought the saem thing about premarketing but two things to remember are 1: these people dont know what they're doing and 2: they only had about 20 miles from start to destination in this round. I'll bet you see more premarketing in future legs. Although I'll bet Seoul Sausage did something to get the word out since they're from LA and sell in outdoor markets normally. Plus, Koreans stick to Koreans.


The Coast thing was super shitty. It lit my guy nonsense up. The way the woman was acting goes beyond what's right and what's best for us, and I would've run that white girl down and given her my card on principle at that point, then cursed out bitch face in front of the cashier. Dont get all clucky and snickery with me bitch, I'm not your fucking kid.

But yeah, how do you stand there having made less than $200 and even think maybe we're still in this.

I'd be pissed if I went up to a truck called Pizza Mikes and it didn't have any pizza.

[Freitag]

Another issue I have:

Sausage is street food.

Pizza is street food.

Mama's Grizzly Grub is *PASTA*. How in god's name is that Street Food?

[realmenhatelife]

Another issue I have:

Sausage is street food.

Pizza is street food.

Mama's Grizzly Grub is *PASTA*. How in god's name is that Street Food?

I thought the same thing about Nonna's kitchen, who the fuck is going to buy a bowl of pasta from a truck?

[sailor]

I thought the same thing about Nonna's kitchen, who the fuck is going to buy a bowl of pasta from a truck?

I would, if there was one near my job.

[Tenbatsuzen]

The Coast thing was super shitty. It lit my guy nonsense up. The way the woman was acting goes beyond what's right and what's best for us, and I would've run that white girl down and given her my card on principle at that point, then cursed out bitch face in front of the cashier. Dont get all clucky and snickery with me bitch, I'm not your fucking kid.


They actually showed teams working together later on in the episode, which I think is to illustrate Coast's attitude problem.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I heard Beau MacMillian had lost a ton of weight, but holy shit, he looks great.

That said, WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF BEARD IS FLORENCE GROWING!?

[Tenbatsuzen]

So last week, the lead woman from Coast of Atlanta is the super bitch and the guy looks henpecked.

This week, the guy is a huge dick, holding on to that hose like a fucking whiny sissy.

What we've established:


1) Pop-A-Waffle has no idea what they are doing. Even with how shitty they were doing in the Sam's Club parking lot, they didn't just... leave.

2) Coast of Atlanta claims they are gourmet seafood but they are serving fucking TILAPIA. GET THE FUCK OUT.

3) Nothing that Mama's Grizzly or Barbie Babes served looked attractive. At all.

4) Just like last year, there's a major separation between Korilla/Seoul and Lime/Pizza Mikes and the rest of the teams.

5) Seoul isn't as annoying as Korilla.

6) I really hope Coast's elitism that "we are trained chefs" and "we can handle any challenge" bites them on the fucking ass. You know else are trained chefs and fail miserably? SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE CONTESTANTS ON CHOPPED.

So we've basically established that Coast are the heels, Pizza Mike are the faces... Nonna's kitchen are the fireplugs?

[realmenhatelife]

I dont know, that whole Jersey in the river you dont know who you're messing with joe piscapo reject act is fucking heel enough for me, I can't stand it.

There is something to be said for food cost, because even though Pop a waffle seems to have no interest in actually selling in volume, I dont think they could price their waffles in such a way that they can compete.


We need a teen dolla burgha. I'm not spending $10 on a burger with no fries and some onions on it.

I'm still not sure what Grizzly moms cooks. Fucking rotini pasta, I see that. Everything is rotini?

[Freitag]

I'm still not sure what Grizzly moms cooks. Fucking rotini pasta, I see that. Everything is rotini?

It appears to me that Pizza Mike doesn't actually make dough and Mama's doesn't actually make pasta.

Pizza Mike has an excuse - they have no oven - but Mama's looks like they just used boxed pasta.

Also, using Rotini answers the question about making pasta "street food" - if you use a fork-friendly pasta like rotini, ziti, etc. it's more street food than using spaghetti, linguini, etc.

[Dude!]

It appears to me that Pizza Mike doesn't actually make dough and Mama's doesn't actually make pasta.

Pizza Mike has an excuse - they have no oven - but Mama's looks like they just used boxed pasta.

Also, using Rotini answers the question about making pasta "street food" - if you use a fork-friendly pasta like rotini, ziti, etc. it's more street food than using spaghetti, linguini, etc.

your "commentaries" and "analyses"
are so juvenile and asinine

you are truly the Sandra Lee
of this board

ugh

[King Imp]

I want to shove those stupid fucking flags up that one guy's ass from Pop-A-Waffle.

[realmenhatelife]

I want to shove those stupid fucking flags up that one guy's ass from Pop-A-Waffle.

I'm not sure that he would object.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Wow - Pizza Mike's makes the Mama's Grizzly Grub mistake from last week and don't have enough product for the big night - and then get killed on the boot challenge.

Seoul Sausage won by $550 bucks after the Food Challenge. However, I'm wondering why they gave them the cash prize too. The boot key was big enough of advantage. I guess you can't predict how much change will give you an advantage - especially since immunity save Pop-A-Waffle's ass last week.

I'm going to guess that they get to keep the cash they make each week too. That's probably a big deal too.

There was two different previews for next week's episode.

1) The Coming Attraction for this during the commercial break had Tyler talking about "The Worst Penalty in the History of the Show!"

2) The end-of-show preview had ZERO mention of this penalty.

So obviously someone is getting ejected from the race next week, but what's worse a penalty than what happened to Korilla? Unless they aren't actually getting kicked out of the show and Fayetteville is charging them a cash penalty for the broken streetlight that was seen.

So my thought process is this -

Mama's Grizzly Grub wins next week, but the penalty from the broken streetlamp takes away from their total and they actually lose. A street lamp light like that can cost 1000 bucks EASY and that's enough of a swing to eliminate someone.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I'm also reading the TWOP forums on this and they *HATE* Seoul Sausage because they don't actually sell sausage and don't make their own sausage. The vitriol is hilarious.

They have a point - Seoul's been making their bones on korean-style burger and rice balls - but who knows how this business plan came together.

[realmenhatelife]

Yeah but pizza mike didn't really make pizza either, they made flatbreads with pizza shit on them. They also seemed to be making Italian Beef from pre cooked roasts. Seoul Sausage cant make sausage without a press, which they couldn't afford in the first week and couldn't bring with them from home.

I also wasn't sure if penalty meant an actual infraction or like if you lose the truck stop and you have something happen to you as a result. I dont think it's the street lamp because the seabirds ( I think) hit a car and the only downside was they had to exchange insurance info with the guy.

I'm happy to see a top team eat shit and get booted out because it helps shake things up a little.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Yeah but pizza mike didn't really make pizza either, they made flatbreads with pizza shit on them. They also seemed to be making Italian Beef from pre cooked roasts. Seoul Sausage cant make sausage without a press, which they couldn't afford in the first week and couldn't bring with them from home.

I also wasn't sure if penalty meant an actual infraction or like if you lose the truck stop and you have something happen to you as a result. I dont think it's the street lamp because the seabirds ( I think) hit a car and the only downside was they had to exchange insurance info with the guy.

I'm happy to see a top team eat shit and get booted out because it helps shake things up a little.

From the way the camera shot it set up, when Tyler is talking about "I thought I've seen it all in 2 and a half races", he's talking directly to them, not during a truck stop. The only time when Tyler is talking directly to the teams is either at the beginning of the show when he's giving their mission, or at the end of the show during eliminations. Remember, when he's giving them truck stops, he's doing it via phone.

I don't know. Maybe it's a clever edit, maybe not.

Here's my issues:

1) Pop-A-Waffle using pre-made reddi-whip whipped cream. Are you fucking kidding me?

2) Mama's Grizzly Grub using pre-cooked rotisserie chickens. Are you fucking kidding me?

3) Coast of Atlanta using pre-made fries and frozen breaded okra. Are you fucking kidding me?

[King Imp]

I thought it was the Jersey chicks that break the light. Could have sworn the chick was wearing red.

Pop-A-Waffle guy with those fucking flags again! :wallbash:

I don't know why this irks me, but for some reason it does. When Tyler calls the teams for whatever reason, I just hate the editing that makes it seem like it's one huge conference call. Enough already! You aren't talking to them all at the same time so stop making it look like you are.

[Freitag]

I thought it was the Jersey chicks that break the light. Could have sworn the chick was wearing red.


90 percent sure it was Mama's because of the color of the truck.


Pop-A-Waffle guy with those fucking flags again! :wallbash:


According to the TWOP site, that's a Gay Pride thing. Seriously. But it's also a good way to get people over to your truck from a visual standpoint. We are annoyed with it because we've seen it SO MUCH, but they go to new cities every week.


I don't know why this irks me, but for some reason it does. When Tyler calls the teams for whatever reason, I just hate the editing that makes it seem like it's one huge conference call. Enough already! You aren't talking to them all at the same time so stop making it look like you are.

100% agreed. But it's "reality" TV. What are you gonna do?

[Freitag]

Here's a question -

Would you like this show more if it was cumulative totals, rather than resetting the numbers every week, and then the numbers are only reset on the last episode with three trucks?

[realmenhatelife]

Here's a question -

Would you like this show more if it was cumulative totals, rather than resetting the numbers every week, and then the numbers are only reset on the last episode with three trucks?

No, because Korilla or Yum Yum wouldn't have had to even participate in most of the episodes. It kills the competetition.

[King Imp]

Here's a question -

Would you like this show more if it was cumulative totals, rather than resetting the numbers every week, and then the numbers are only reset on the last episode with three trucks?

No, because Korilla or Yum Yum wouldn't have had to even participate in most of the episodes. It kills the competetition.

Agreed. Some of them build up such a lead that wouldn't be much of a competition as they move forward.

I wouldn't be opposed though to the teams taking their totals from the week before and are allowed to use that as spending money in the next city instead of Tyler giving them all the same amount to start. At least that would be a reward for how you did previously. Right now there is no benefit between coming in first versus next to last.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Even though Nonna won this week, Seoul is still the class of the competition.

I hate the fact that the Highly Trained Chefs are using frozen tilapia, and frozen french fries. YOU AREN'T FUCKING CHEFS. But to their credit, at least they did something different with the poptarts.

What *exactly* did Mama's do with the pop tart? They did nothing except add a whipped cream and cut it up.


I still don't understand how a $250 penalty is worse than KICKING KORILLA OUT.

And it looks like next week, Nonna's crashes into someone, so THEY get a $250 penalty.

[realmenhatelife]

Even though Nonna won this week, Seoul is still the class of the competition.

I hate the fact that the Highly Trained Chefs are using frozen tilapia, and frozen french fries. YOU AREN'T FUCKING CHEFS. But to their credit, at least they did something different with the poptarts.

What *exactly* did Mama's do with the pop tart? They did nothing except add a whipped cream and cut it up.


I still don't understand how a $250 penalty is worse than KICKING KORILLA OUT.

And it looks like next week, Nonna's crashes into someone, so THEY get a $250 penalty.

I dont know if they really crash, that sound was pretty fake and there was a lack of reaction.

And the penalty tease was so silly.

Why was Tyler so pissed during the roundup at the end?

Nonna's Kitchen wins by $25 after getting a $750 bonus and acts like they've finally slain Seoul Sausage. Although next week it looks like Seoul Sausage see's a little frustration.

I also wanted to boot that fucking kid in the face. Noted Teenage Chef?

[Freitag]

I dont know if they really crash, that sound was pretty fake and there was a lack of reaction.

And the penalty tease was so silly.

Why was Tyler so pissed during the roundup at the end?

Drama. Remember when he said "I'm not giving away a food truck and $50,000..." acting like it's HIS food truck and HIS prize money.

He was being a dick purely to ramp up the drama to make Mama's (and the audience) think, "oooooh, you're in trouble...."

There was something weird with the editing too of the whole weekend. Almost like events got shifted around and someone screwed up with the date graphics. Because I could have SWORN the graphics said "SUNDAY" when they had to do the graveyard shift.



Nonna's Kitchen wins by $25 after getting a $750 bonus and acts like they've finally slain Seoul Sausage. Although next week it looks like Seoul Sausage see's a little frustration.

I also wanted to boot that fucking kid in the face. Noted Teenage Chef?

Next week appears to be the annual challenge where they kick people out of the food truck. That said, out of the four trucks remaining, I think Seoul and Nonna are the most competent to handle that. I think they showed Mama's freaking out as some foreshadowing that they do not handle pressure well.

Out of the trucks that are there, only Seoul or Nonna deserve to win. they are the only ones who actually cook. Mama constantly using rotisserie chicken pisses me off - they don't, you know, COOK and Pop-A-Waffle is too limited. Seoul and Mama's actually DO things. You see them doing prep, adjusting to the challenges, etc.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I didn't see the entire episode this week, but I came in around the :40 minute mark when I saw Mama from Grizzly Grub getting advice from actual trained chefs about doing different things like adding cheese or making a quesedilla - very basic, EASY things to do - and she just said "no" and ignored them.

So that said, I'm glad she went home.

When the dude from Pop-A-Waffle said "I'm getting my flags!" I think I could actually hear RMHL's sigh of disgust.

[King Imp]

When the dude from Pop-A-Waffle said "I'm getting my flags!" I think I could actually hear RMHL's sigh of disgust.

My wife yelled out "For Christ's Sake!" at that point. :lol:

I can't believe that with the $1000 bonus and that huge crowd on the first day that Pop-A-Waffle would have still lost to Nonna and Seoul. Hell, they only beat Mama's by $200 with that bonus.

Plus Nonna had that penalty and still would have been in first place.

By the way, my wife's friend was at Nonna's next week in Cleveland on the first day and she said their food looks like shit.

[realmenhatelife]

Tyler needs to consider that some people are meant to work in call centers and warehouses.


Interesting format for the last leg.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Tyler needs to consider that some people are meant to work in call centers and warehouses.


Interesting format for the last leg.

I think they want to pop the number for the final tally.

It comes down to the two teams that deserve it the most, so we'll see.

Something that I was thinking about with Tyler's speech to Pop-A-Waffle and other things. Even if Nonna doesn't win, they can roll right into a bank, and ask for a loan/backers/venture capital and get it. They'll have name recognition and tons of footage that shows they can cook and bring in crowds.

Apparently Pizza Mike got a truck put together, so it can't be that hard. Plus, if they can keep what's in the till, Nonna will at least have 10K squirreled away as a startup.

Someone brought up a great point:

1) WHAT'S SO FUCKING GREAT ABOUT BRUSCHETTA? It's not special. Anybody can fucking do it, it's chopping!

2) Why the HELL didn't Pop-A-Waffle SELL what the had used to win the competition? Sounds like it could have been a great selling point.

[King Imp]

Thank God they are out. We recorded the later showing and while fast forwarding a commercial showed the Pop-A-Waffle guys, so I was sure they made the finals.

The two best are truly in this finale as they have clearly outsold everyone else week after week. This should be wild with it being multi citied.

Oh, and of course since I love tits, as soon as I saw the powder on Lisa's chest my first thought was I'd love to put something white all over those.

[Tenbatsuzen]

To lose by 103 was rough, but I knew Seoul had it in the bag when Tyler said $5 separated them and the Korean-speaking dude made a $50 order. (25 rice balls)

It was a good finale, I liked it better than the one they used in Season 2.

It looks like Nonna's is trying to put together their business; I guess they couldn't do anything until the show was over.

[realmenhatelife]

To lose by 103 was rough, but I knew Seoul had it in the bag when Tyler said $5 separated them and the Korean-speaking dude made a $50 order. (25 rice balls)

It was a good finale, I liked it better than the one they used in Season 2.

It looks like Nonna's is trying to put together their business; I guess they couldn't do anything until the show was over.

I agree I like it better than previous seasons, and I'm glad they're still trying to tinker with the finale.

I think what killed Nonnas was they only really made 1 thing from scratch and they only have 3 menu items. 2 of those items, the rootbeer and ravioli, change from town to town so they're not at all interested in quality control.

And $103 is tough, but that's 50 more orders. I think the $2 was a manufactured way to keep it closer.

[King Imp]

I really thought that either A) Nonna's won or B) there would be a twist where both teams got to keep their truck but only the winner got the extra $50,000. I say that because I did a search of Nonna recently and they are living in Cali now and already have their own truck and business set up.

While I liked this finale, unfortunately they went away from the concept of last season's finale which was actually a race like the title implies. Get to a certain amount and then race for the finish line.

I still think in the next one, the winner of each leg should get an advantage like either starting earlier or they get to start with extra seed money. Either that, or do it like on The Amazing Race where depending on when you finished previously, the start times are staggered. Team #1 starts, then Team #2 stars 30 minutes later, then Team #3 starts 30 minutes after that, etc.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Little trivia note:

Chris Hodgson, who runs the Hodge Podge truck, opened up his own restaurant, Hodge's, in Cleveland.

One of his employees is the dude who saved the three kidnapped girls.

Also, Chris is going to be on Next Food Network Star.

[realmenhatelife]

Little trivia note:

Chris Hodgson, who runs the Hodge Podge truck, opened up his own restaurant, Hodge's, in Cleveland.

One of his employees is the dude who saved the three kidnapped girls.

Also, Chris is going to be on Next Food Network Star.

Nice, I liked Hodge.

[ozzie]

Nice, I liked Hodge.

I liked the Hodge... not so much the Podge though.

http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2011/06/27/TGFTR2_Hodge-Podge_s4x3_lead.jpg

But Chris had great taste in women. Jacquelin is smoking hot!

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/shortorder/assets_c/2011/06/chefchrisand%20jacquelinehodgepodge-thumb-500x666.jpg

http://a1.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/107/4d9bd2faec02477cbe4b081b181e73a8/l.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p206x206/163922_178284458857153_4326817_n.jpg

[Tenbatsuzen]

It's back next week!

[realmenhatelife]

I saw one of the trucks is philly based. Ofcourse it wont be the vegan ice cream microbrewing taproom hipster version of south philly, either. It'll be dudes with fades in their eyebrows and Italian flag tattoos.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I saw one of the trucks is philly based. Ofcourse it wont be the vegan ice cream microbrewing taproom hipster version of south philly, either. It'll be dudes with fades in their eyebrows and Italian flag tattoos.

The Philly guys are apparently the ones who are screaming at each other about the money in one of the previews.

I'm not entirely sure I want to watch it because it's the same format as last year, dipshits who have no idea how to run a business in food trucks.

I'll watch the re-run after Summerslam tonight.

[King Imp]

So, I guess the Brooklyn chicks are supposed to be this season's "hotties". Only problem is, I don't think any of them are that hot.

As a Jersey Shore guy (not those TV assholes), I guess I gotta root for the woman who lost everything in Sandy.

[realmenhatelife]

Daz if you remembe was on Next Food Network star and he was the standoffish young black guy that made everyone realize Bob Tuschman had a daddy thing for rough trade.


So even if the Philly dudes win you're going to open a cheesesteak truck in Philly? Great idea bros.

[King Imp]

So even if the Philly dudes win you're going to open a cheesesteak truck in Philly? Great idea bros.

If I have to hear "In Philly you just say 'with' or 'without' to order" all season, I may drive there and punch someone in the face.

[sailor]

So even if the Philly dudes win you're going to open a cheesesteak truck in Philly? Great idea bros.

Great idea, actually. The town has show. There's virtually no limit to the number of cheesesteak places they're able to support. Just park that in front of various tourist traps and they're set.

[realmenhatelife]

If I have to hear "In Philly you just say 'with' or 'without' to order" all season, I may drive there and punch someone in the face.

And thats bullshit anyway, there's one place thats a thing and that place sucks.


The notion that the authentic cheese steak is made with cheez whiz seems to have died out, atleast. Because that shit is salty garbage.

[realmenhatelife]

Great idea, actually. The town has show. There's virtually no limit to the number of cheesesteak places they're able to support. Just park that in front of various tourist traps and they're set.

To my mind there are two or three places you would target if you really want to be successful. Colleges and the Bars/outdoor music venues which are now starting to advertise their rotating schedule of food trucks.

You're right that if you want to concentrate on the tourist market a cheese steak truck is a good idea but I cant imagine getting really big or city wide reknown for it. They'd be better off being in another city.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Of course, because Food Channel hates my guts, they send home the hottest girl that's ever been on the show who looks like Stephanie McMahon circa 99.

Damnit all to hell.

That said, I'm curious why she didn't ask anyone for help, or if that wasn't in the rules.

[King Imp]

As a Jersey Shore guy (not those TV assholes), I guess I gotta root for the woman who lost everything in Sandy.

Oh well, so much for that. :bye:

[realmenhatelife]

My DVR fucks up everything it tries to tape late on sundays. Thank god breaking bad goes unscathed, but food truck was a casualty this week.

[King Imp]

I still contend that to make this more like a race as the title implies they need to give advantages based on how you finished the previous leg. Right now it doesn't matter if you finished 1st or next to last.

Something as simple as staggering the start times based on what order you finished. 15 minutes between teams seems fair to me.

[realmenhatelife]

I still contend that to make this more like a race as the title implies they need to give advantages based on how you finished the previous leg. Right now it doesn't matter if you finished 1st or next to last.

Something as simple as staggering the start times based on what order you finished. 15 minutes between teams seems fair to me.

I'm still a week behind, but there was a race aspect to Portland. Finish first in the geoduck challenge, race to the location, get a $500 bonus. That would've saved Jersey Breakfast. And the preview had the table again, so it looks like there will be more 'tokens.'

But, it also seemed like they had seriously limited time to sell. They basically had one day to sell their own product. There was a $200 cap on the second day selling nothing but geoduck dishes, which seriously had to be a few hours worth of actual selling. I'd rather let them give it hell selling unfettered for atleast a full day. They should've been selling to 2AM with all the bars out there.

Who would pay $25 for something from a truck?

[realmenhatelife]

It just irks me to see anyone using processed food on this show. Selling people nathans dogs and costco burger patties.

The two worst accents in the bottom and one of the worst concepts goes home. You know what New York doesn't have enough of? Hot dog vendors. But ours will be different because we're really going to bloat our overhead selling out of a truck instead of a cart.

[ozzie]

...the hottest girl that's ever been on the show who looks like Stephanie McMahon circa 99.



Which one are you talking about? One of the frankfoota girls?

[King Imp]

Of course, because Food Channel hates my guts, they send home the hottest girl that's ever been on the show who looks like Stephanie McMahon circa 99.

Which one are you talking about? One of the frankfoota girls?


Since he posted that after the first elimination, I assume he meant this one in the middle.

http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2013/08/05/ARKS_Murphys-Spud-07_s4x3_lg.jpg


I personally don't see it (the Stephanie McMahon part), nor do I think she's even close to being the hottest one ever on this show.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Since he posted that after the first elimination, I assume he meant this one in the middle.

http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2013/08/05/ARKS_Murphys-Spud-07_s4x3_lg.jpg


I personally don't see it (the Stephanie McMahon part), nor do I think she's even close to being the hottest one ever on this show.

Shitty picture of her. She looked much hotter on the show.

[realmenhatelife]

This is better than other seasons for a spread but like the other seasons there are only ever like 3 teams in it at a time, everyone else makes chicken scratch. And both Asian teams are always on top. Asians manage the shit out of food trucks.

[Tenbatsuzen]

This is better than other seasons for a spread but like the other seasons there are only ever like 3 teams in it at a time, everyone else makes chicken scratch. And both Asian teams are always on top. Asians manage the shit out of food trucks.

Except in Race #2, where the Asian team cheated.

In my entire life, I've only seen one Asian restaurant close within a year. And that was mainly because it was small portions at huge prices.


That said, have you noticed that they are looping in people's voices on the phones? It's not real voices, they are having people loop in what's actually said on the phone. First time I saw that. Probably because they don't want to waste time on getting releases from people.