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NFL Hometown Eats pairs celebrity superfans with NFL players to explore local food scenes in football cities
Eva Longoria, Rebel Wilson and Joel McHale visit iconic eateries in Dallas, Los Angeles and Seattle respectively
Longoria, also an executive producer, previously hosted culinary travel series exploring food cultures in various countries
Eva Longoria, Rebel Wilson and Joel McHale are eating their way through their favorite teams’ cities in a new Roku Channel series.
NFL Hometown Eats, which premieres on Aug. 24, pairs celebrity superfans with football stars to dine in restaurants around their home stadiums.
“With a dynamic host and a beloved NFL player, NFL Hometown Eats explores one city at a time, hitting up local landmarks, legendary eateries, and rowdy food challenges that showcase the unique heartbeat of each town,” reads a description shared with PEOPLE.
Longoria, who serves as an executive producer on the show, tours Dallas with DeMarcus Ware, who played nine seasons for the Dallas Cowboys. The pair visit eateries such as Coppell Deli, Hurtado BBQ and Mariano Hacienda Ranch.
DeMarcus Ware and Eva Longoria
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Rebel Wilson hits Los Angeles spots Sunday Gravy, TwoHommés and Leo’s Taco Truck with L.A. Rams wide receiver Davante Adams. And Joel McHale explores Seattle with Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon, trying The Pastry Project, Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar and a Seattle Dog hot dog.
PEOPLE has a first look at the trailer, which shows Rowdy, the Cowboys’ mascot, sneaking up to startle Longoria.
“I thought I was being robbed,” she jokes in the playful clip.
Davante Adams and Rebel Wilson
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“In every football city, stands a stadium and a neighborhood full of fans who live and breathe football,” Longoria then says in the sneak peek. “But it’s the food, the hometown eats, that make game day worth showing up for.”
“Now, one diehard celebrity fan joins their favorite NFL superstar in celebration of football, fandom and food,” she adds.
Joel McHale and Devon Witherspoon
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Longoria has also hosted the culinary travel series Searching for Italy, Searching for Mexico and Searching for Spain.
In the latest installment, Searching for France, the actress dined on fresh oysters in Paris, bouillabaisse in Provence, frog legs mousseline in Alsace, braised boeuf bourguignon in Burgundy, buttery blue lobster in Brittany and Bordelaise sauce in Bordeaux.
“I think the easiest way to get to know a culture is through food, and I love food,” she told PEOPLE in 2025.
NFL Hometown Eats, which is produced by Skydance Sports, premieres on the Roku Channel on Aug. 24.
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