PEOPLE spoke with Spencer and chef Edgar 'Dook' Chase about co-hosting the new show 'Family Recipe Showdown', where teams ...

“Cheers to New Orleans,” Spencer, 55, says in a preview video for Sunday’s episode of “My Happy Place,” which airs at 9 p.m. CT on CNN. “The city literally has everything.

Each week, only one family takes home the win and $10,000 prize.” Alabama's Octavia Spencer, left, is the host of "Family Recipe Showdown," a new series on the Food Network.