There's a new competition series coming to Food Network , and it is bringing with it a ton of A-list stars.

Food Network announced on Thursday, June 5, that Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is bringing her culinary chops to a new show called Family Recipe Showdown . The show is filmed in New Orleans and also features Southern cooking royalty Edgar "Dook" Chase as the resident culinary expert.

According to the press release, "Each episode welcomes family duos to the kitchen as they prepare their most cherished recipes for a $10,000 prize. Together, Octavia and Dook sample the dishes before being joined in the final round by a rotating panel of guest judges and Octavia’s celebrity friends."

Among Spencer's famous friends who are stopping by to act as guest judges ar

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