Food
Station:
Food Network (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2025-07-17
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Going back to her Southern roots, Academy Award®-winning actress Octavia Spencer hosts a multi-generational home cooking competition that celebrates secret family recipes and traditions—where pride is on the line and the stakes are deeply personal as duos compete for a $10,000 prize. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans, Southern cooking royalty and expert judge Edgar "Dook" Chase is joined by guest judges and Octavia's celebrity friends, including Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain, Danielle Brooks, Eric Stonestreet, Tina Knowles, Kandi Burrus, Tim Gunn, and Al Roker with his daughter Leila.
There is no Next Episode of Family Recipe Showdown planned.
S1E6 - Cast-Iron Secrets
Octavia Spencer and Edgar "Dook" Chase hope to learn some family secrets in this duel of the cast-iron pans. In the first round, twin brothers Jeremiah and Zach, aunt and niece Cynthia and Legenia, and fiancés Ovi and Hannah present their best cast-iron dishes. Two teams move on to round two, where they'll be wishing they put hot sauce in their bag to take on guest judge Tina Knowles' family favorite recipes. Only one team will impress the judges enough to pay their bills, bills, bills with the $10,000 prize.
Air Date: 14 Aug 2025 17:00 (CDT)
S1E7 - Peas, Greens and Superstitions
Things get very superstitious as Octavia Spencer and Edgar "Dook" Chase invite three teams of home cooks to create a dish based on family superstitions. Mother and son Sheila and Vincent, mother and child Amy and Rae, and cousins Benita and Christina cross their fingers and hope to stick around to the second round. The remaining teams create a Southern vegan delight for guest judge Jessica Chastain. They'd better knock on wood, because only one team will take home the $10,000 prize.
Air Date: 21 Aug 2025 17:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - Southern Fried and Some Sides
Octavia Spencer and Edgar "Dook" Chase meet three family teams for a deep-fried home cook competition. In round one, sisters Dawn and Darla, mother and son Sandra and Steven, and mother and daughter Mrs. Le and J. Le take on a classic element of Southern cuisine: fried food. In the second round, the two remaining teams bring their family's twist to one of guest judge Tim Gunn's longtime favorite dishes for a chance at $10,000.
Air Date: 28 Aug 2025 17:00 (CDT)