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America's Next Great Restaurant

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Contestants vie for the opportunity to see their original restaurant concept be realized with the opening of a restaurant chain in three locations: Hollywood, Minneapolis and New York City. Funding the restaurant concepts are four accredited investors: chefs Bobby Flay, Lorena Garcia, and Curtis Stone, as well as Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle. Flay, Stone, Ells and Garcia also serve as mentors, working with the competitors to further develop their ideas. Each contestant's concept is put through rigorous business and cooking challenges to determine whether it has what it takes to become America's next great restaurant.

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Bobby Flay
Self
Lorena García
Self
Curtis Stone
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Episode 1

Pilot

Sun, Mar 6, 2011

Twenty-one hopeful restaurateurs face investors Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Steve Ells and Lorena Garcia for their chance at achieving the American dream of launching their own restaurant chain on the premiere of this new NBC competitive series. For their first test, the investors ask the potential restaurateurs to pitch their restaurant concept and serve an "iconic" item from their menu. After the investors have heard the pitches and tried the menu items, they will choose 10 concepts to move on in the competition.

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America's Next Great Restaurant Winner Soul Daddy Shuts Down Two Locations

America's Next Great Restaurant? Not so great just yet. Soul Daddy, the winning restaurant from the NBC reality show, has shuttered two of its three locations in New York and Los Angeles, Eater reports. From creator Jamawn Woods, Soul Daddy opened three restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis on May 2 with investors (and series judges) Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Lorena Garcia and Chipotle founder Steve Ells. Woods' healthy soul food cuisine beat out...

Wed, Jun 15, 2011
America's Next Great Restaurant Winner Soul Daddy Shuts Down Two Locations

Sunday's Pre-Empted Shows: Watch Them Now!

President Barack Obama's address about the killing of elusive terrorist Osama bin Laden late Sunday night interfered with prime-time programming on both coasts.U.S. military operation kills 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, President Obama announcesAlthough the President didn't speak until around 11:35 p.m. ET, most networks cut into their programming...

Mon, May 2, 2011
Sunday's Pre-Empted Shows: Watch Them Now!

Ratings: Bin Laden Coverage Skews Figures; Desperate Housewives Tops Viewership

After taking a shellacking at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Donald Trump and Celebrity Apprentice was short-circuited by President Barack Obama's announcement that U.S. special forces had killed Osama bin Laden.

Mon, May 2, 2011
Ratings: Bin Laden Coverage Skews Figures; Desperate Housewives Tops Viewership

Who Will Win America's Next Great Restaurant? Breaking Down the Final 3

Only three finalists remain standing, and on Sunday, America's Next Great Restaurant will crown its winner. The day after, a new chain of eateries will open up in Hollywood, Minneapolis and New York City -- will it be the Southern Indian cuisine of Sudhir Kandula, the stick-to-your-ribs soul food of Jamawn J. Woods' or Joseph Galluzzi's saucy balls? We break down their chances:

Thu, Apr 28, 2011
Who Will Win America's Next Great Restaurant? Breaking Down the Final 3

Ratings: Beyond the Blackboard Helps CBS Chalk Up an Easter Win

Amid all the Easter dinners and visiting, prime-time television tried to lure viewers with a mishmash of first-run episodes, specials and repeats, and CBS won the night in total viewership — helped by the new Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Beyond the Blackboard.

Mon, Apr 25, 2011
Ratings: Beyond the Blackboard Helps CBS Chalk Up an Easter Win

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