‘The Great Food Truck Race’ now filming in Biloxi

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Saturday brings great news for Coast foodies and fans of Food Network!

“The Great Food Truck Race” is now filming in Biloxi through Sunday. Hosted by Tyler Florence, food truck teams compete for a prize of $50k. This season of the show is themed “Games on the Gulf.”

Florence, who is originally from the south, says filming here on the Coast makes him feel right at home.

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“So when I travel with the show itself, one of my favorite things to do is hit these beautiful old towns like Biloxi because the food scene is so interesting, it’s so different,” he explains. “I get a chance to, you know, check out small, little tiny restaurants — mom-and-pop places that are producing some fantastic food. I grew up in the south, so as soon as I started tasting some delicious fried fish or fried oysters or fried shrimp or fried catfish, specifically coming out of the Gulf of Mexico, I feel like I’m home.”

The film crew will remain on the road for about three more weeks following their stop in Biloxi, with the new season set to premiere in the summer.

The crew will be on Biloxi Beach on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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