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The Extra Mile: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Great Food Truck Race Summer Beach Battle

As we shot next to Peppa Hall, I couldn't help but feel excited about this place. The owner has been here since 1937, and it's truly a piece of Myrtle Beach history. We're in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and this is the summer beach battle of the Great Food Truck Race. I'm Tyler Florence, and welcome to the show! Welcome, everybody! It's great to be here today.

As we take a look around, you can see that this place has it all - our favorites, including hot dogs with mustard, peaches, burgers, and even fried Oreos. These are just a few of the delicious options available at Peppa Hall. As I always say, when it comes to food trucks, you've got to have some amazing options, and this place definitely delivers.

We're also here because we're taking you behind the scenes on the entire trip from Myrtle Beach all the way to Key West, Florida. We'll be visiting some of the best little secret restaurants in between, and I'm excited to share them with you. As I always say, it's all about finding the good stuff and going the extra mile.

As we take a look at this place, I notice that they have scrambled eggs, vegan nachos, and even soft-shell crabs straight from the water. These are just a few of the amazing options available here. The chef is telling me about how these crabs are harvested during the molting season, when their shells are still soft and vulnerable. It's truly a delicacy, and I'm excited to learn more about it.

The chef explains that when the crabs are in this stage, they're perfect for eating because you can eat the whole thing, including the lungs and the back of them. He also tells me that he's been working on this restaurant since he was 18, and it smells just like his old workplace at The Trawler.

We're now ready to rock and roll! We're going to add some tempura batter to these soft-shell crabs and cook them to perfection. As we take a look at the chef's technique, I'm reminded of my own culinary school days. It's amazing how something as simple as a delicious meal can bring people together.

As we prepare for our next challenge, I want to talk about one of my favorite restaurants on the strip - The Sea Captain's House. This place is truly a legendary spot in Myrtle Beach, and their signature dish, shrimp and grits, is something that I've been dreaming about for years. We're going to head over there now and see if it lives up to its reputation.

As we arrive at The Sea Captain's House, I'm immediately struck by the historic feel of this place. Chef Gary Smith is a friend of mine from culinary school, and it's amazing to see him in action here. He tells me that he's been working on this restaurant for years, and it's truly his passion.

We're now ordering our meal, and I have to say, it looks like creme brulee - the grits are creamy and yellow, and they look absolutely delicious. As we take a bite, I'm reminded of why this dish is so beloved. It's truly one of the best plates of food that I've had in a very long time.

As we come to the end of our challenge today, I want to thank all of the teams for participating in the Great Food Truck Race summer beach battle. It's been an absolute pleasure to share this experience with you, and I know that next week's destination will be just as exciting. We're off to beautiful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where we'll find more delicious food trucks and hidden gems.

Before we go, let me thank all of our viewers for watching Food Network's YouTube channel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe - it means the world to us! And if you want more great programming like The Extra Mile, be sure to turn on those notifications. We'll see you next week on the road!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso we're shooting right next door okay Peppa Hall just I lost my voice but this place looks amazing owner has been here since 1937 its orders in Myrtle Beach it's though what should I get I would get our favorites so I'm hot dog with mustard tell you again we have our peaches been making burgers and then we also have our fried Oreos this is without a doubt like the whole boardwalk experience lately hey everybody Tyler Florence here welcome welcome welcome to the extra mile this is the great food truck race the summer beach battle and we are taking you behind the scenes on the entire trip from Myrtle Beach South Carolina all the way to Key West Florida on all those great little secret restaurants in between check it out oh look at that man great food truck race come on man it's a sign that's awesome buddy good to see you man good to see you guys so this is after delicious there don't be crappy Eggs Benedict this is like scrambled eggs was really beautiful that you warm crap eat vegan nachos we're doing it kids that is so incredibly good that just show good this is the hard one I haven't had soft-shell crabs straight from the water like this since I lived here in South Carolina they're beautiful I cannot wait to try and then tell me about softshell crabs right because they're crabs that are in between the molting season right this is before their shell gets hard again when the the water is that perfect temperature of the crabs will shake off their hold shell will then grow a new one that's right that's fantastic and then at this point in time it's a delicacy because you can eat the whole thing eat the whole thing eat the whole thing xiaolin everything softshell you clean the lungs yep you know you clean the back of them and then of course you you just kind of clip them off right here when they're done right dude I'm telling you this is a one of the best regional ingredients so we got our nice clean soft-shell crab we got our tempura batter it doesn't take a long time to cook these things we're gonna keep them in there for about a minute basically we're just adding a protective layer coating them between the hot oil and the fish itself chef's I got to tell you I moved to Mount Pleasant South Carolina when I was 18 and I worked at a restaurant called the trawler and this smells like my sanctioned is it it's bringing it all gave me all that love it we're ready to rock and roll play this sucker up go slow there put our nice soft-shell crab on top some of this nice southern mustard this is really really beautiful I love this Wow how does he get what I'm so great chef thanks for flexing your muscle not appreciate at the end now have all the great restaurants you can find on the strip this one restaurant to me stands out sea captain's house and they specialize and one of my favorite dishes in the world shrimp and grits let's go check it out chef Gary Smith we are here at the sea captain's house it's an amazing historical restaurant we're making the signature dish off the menu which is shrimp regrets repin drift yep we're going to the next level we're actually getting fresh catches in everyday from local guys down at Merle family so chef and I went to the same culinary school what that thing is Wow and that's what I love about it man is my home state I love coming back I love smelling these ingredients man I love like talking to my alma mater back to the tradition that's right that's right that's good stuff the grits look like creme brulee you know the creamy move beautiful yellow nice and thick I love that congratulations on taking this place over and you got you got a beast of a restaurant for yourself right here the congratulations glad to have you that's one of the best plates of food I've had a very long time then thank you thank you very much man delicious this is always a real heartbreaking bit of this the first team to go home I always wish I had more time with the teams regardless of who goes home right now I just want to tell you it's been a pleasure the team that will be leaving the great food truck race summer beach battle right here right now is well one city down seven to go the great food truck race summer beach battle rages on and that's a wrap here a beautiful Myrtle Beach South Carolina man it's amazing when you go the extra mile you find the good stuff and that's what it's all about and we'll see you next week from beautiful Hilton Head Island South Carolina well that's a wrap here in beautiful Myrtle Beach South Carolina guys thanks so much for watching Food Network's YouTube channel smash that like button turn that bell for notifications for more great programming like the extra mile and we will see you guys next time on the road you\n"