Family Recipe Showdown

Family Recipe Showdown

2025 1 Seasons 8 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Reality

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer returns to her Southern roots this summer in the new home cooking competition Family Recipe Showdown. Set in New Orleans, the series features Octavia as the host, alongside Southern cooking royalty Edgar “Dook” Chase as the resident expert.

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer returns to her Southern roots this summer in the new home cooking competition Family Recipe Showdown. Set in New Orleans, the series features Octavia as the host, alongside Southern cooking royalty Edgar “Dook” Chase as the resident expert.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Southern Brunch

Octavia and Dook open the kitchen to three teams of Southern families for a down-home showdown. In the first round, an a

EP 2

Biscuit Bliss

Octavia Spencer and expert judge Edgar Dook Chase invite the home cooks to make their family's version of a Southern sta

EP 3

Southern Cocktail Hour

Octavia Spencer and expert judge Edgar "Dook" Chase challenge the home cooks to make three cocktail bites alongside a si

EP 4

Team Tailgate

Octavia Spencer and judge Edgar "Dook" Chase challenge the home cooks to present their best handheld tailgate specialtie

EP 5

Catch of the South

Octavia Spencer and expert judge Edgar "Dook" Chase welcome three teams of family home cooks to create Southern seafood

EP 6

Cast-Iron Secrets

Host Octavia Spencer and Edgar "Dook" Chase ask the teams to make their best cast-iron dishes; in round two, the competi

EP 7

Peas, Greens and Superstitions

Octavia Spencer and Edgar Dook Chase ask three teams of home cooks to create a dish based on family superstitions; in th

EP 8

Southern Fried and Some Sides

Octavia Spencer and Edgar "Dook" Chase meet three family teams who are ready to take on southern-fried food; the two rem

Popular Cast

Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Host