Restaurant Startup - Restaurant Startup

Restaurant Startup is an American reality television investment show broadcast on CNBC, which premiered in 2014. In the show, two investors choose whether to put their money into a start-up eatery. During the first two seasons, the investors were celebrity restaurateurs Joe Bastianich and Tim Love. In the third season, the investors were Bastianich, Love and Elizabeth Blau, with two of the three appearing in each episode.

Each episode is divided into four parts: first, investors choose among two competing pitches for a new restaurant. Then, the winning team gets $7,500, a location and various helpers to refine their restaurant idea (including logo design, decor, and menu) and turn the concept into a functioning restaurant in 36 hours. Then, customers are brought in and the team run the restaurant over several hours. Finally, the team meet with the investors, and one or both of the investors may then make an investment offer.

The series premiered on July 8, 2014.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3