Plot Synopsis

Hosted by Valerie Bertinelli, each one-hour episode of FAMILY FOOD SHOWDOWN features two families, comprised of three family members, competing against each other over three rounds of cooking challenges in which earned advantages, team strategy and family dynamics up the ante in the final round of the contest. During the first round, the families must work together to create a dish that represents who they are as a family. As the competition progresses to round two, family recipes and dynamics are put to the test when Valerie announces that each family must eliminate one member of their own team. Strategy ups the ante in the last round of the contest, as each team must eliminate someone from the other team, putting the weight of the competition on the shoulders of one final family member for each. Only one family in each episode earns the $10,000 grand prize and keeps their family pride. The teams must impress a rotating panel of culinary experts including Kardea Brown, Clinton Kelly, Antonia Lofaso, Daphne Oz, Jamika Pessoa, Christian Petroni, Courtney Rada, Jake and Jazz Smollet, Tori Spelling, Jet Tila, Isaac Toups, Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, Molly Yeh and more.