Restaurant Revolution
Restaurant Revolution is an Australian cooking reality television series, consisting of five teams competing to turn their vision for a restaurant into a reality. Hosted by Jock Zonfrillo.
- 2015-2015
- 1 season
- Reality
Restaurant Revolution is an Australian cooking reality television series, consisting of five teams competing to turn their vision for a restaurant into a reality. Hosted by Jock Zonfrillo.
Season 1 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Premiere/First Pitch
The five teams' restaurants are introduced in major capital cities around Australia. In their first challenge, teams pitch their restaurant concept, food and vision to the expert panel to earn the first share of funds.
Episode 2
Cook for Cash
The four experts dined at each restaurant for a 'cook for cash' challenge. Teams had one hour to serve a three course lunch with table service, either with or without additional hired help.
Episode 3
Cook for Cash Continues
The 'cook for cash' challenge continues. The experts gave their opinions on their restaurant experience for each team and ranked them from best to worst to distribute the $100,000 prize pool.
Episode 4
Last Chance Pitch
Teams returned in front of the experts for the final 'Last chance pitch', to earn the final offer of cash for the preparation of their restaurants.
Episode 5
Grand Opening
The teams complete their restaurants and open them to the public for the first time. Each team hold a launch party, inviting VIP guests to dine in.
Episode 6
Expert Visits Week 1 - Part 1
All teams open their restaurants to a lunch and dinner service for paying customers for the first time. Neil Perry and Erez Gordon were the first experts to visit the Brisbane and Sydney restaurants respectively.
Episode 7
Expert Visits Week 1 - Part 2
The teams continue to open their restaurants to a lunch and dinner service. Continuing the Expert visits, John Lethlean headed to Adelaide and Jess Ho to Perth to judge the food and service of the restaurant.
Episode 8
Week 1 Results
The first week's results are in. Each expert gives their review and scored their restaurant experience out of 10. Teams also received bonus points based on their profit margin which are added to the expert scores.
Episode 9
Sydney Team Lunch
All teams visit Dom's restaurant in Sydney for the first Team Lunch. They were all given up to $50 to tip for their food and service.
Episode 10
Expert Visits Week 2
The experts travel around the country for another round of judging. Neil Perry visits Perth, Jess Ho to Adelaide, Erez Gordon to Brisbane, John Lethlean to Melbourne and finally Sydney receives the anonymous 'Secret Critic'.
Episode 11
Week 2 Results
The scores are tallied up for the week with the expert scores, profit and bonus points for winning the challenge of selling the most 'Chef's Specials'.
Episode 12
Adelaide Team Lunch
All teams headed to team Adelaide's restaurant for the second team lunch to experience their food and service.
Episode 13
Expert Visits Week 3
In another round of expert visits, Jess Ho visits Sydney, Neil Perry to Melbourne, Erez Gordon to Perth, John Lethlean to Brisbane and a 'secret critic' for Adelaide.
Episode 14
Week 3 Results
The final scores for profit and expert scores are complete for the week. The 'chef's special' saw teams creating a dish that represented their home state in a 'State on a plate' challenge.
Episode 15
Brisbane Team Lunch
Brisbane is next in line to host the team lunch for all other teams to show off their 'East meets Mex' themed restaurant.
Episode 16
Expert Visits Week 4
The expert visit rotations continue. This week Neil Perry visits Sydney, Jess Ho to Melbourne, Erez Gordon to Adelaide, John Lethlean to Perth and the 'secret critic' heads to Brisbane.
Episode 17
Week 4 Results
The final results for week 4 saw Brisbane and Sydney take a joint top spot and Perth falling into last place. The bonus chef's special challenge had every team making a signature burger for their restaurant.
Episode 18
Perth Team Lunch
Perth hosts the team lunch, inviting all teams to La Linea to critique.
Episode 19
Melbourne Team Lunch
Nathan and Maz host the final team lunch at Scarfo in Melbourne.
Episode 20
Week 5 Results
After the final Team Lunches, it was revealed that every $10 tip earned receives 1 point. These became the scores for this week.
Episode 21
Grand Final
The experts complete their final round of visits with Jess Ho in Brisbane, Neil Perry in Adelaide, Erez Gordon in Melbourne, John Lethlean in Sydney and the secret critic for Perth.