Restaurant Startup

Restaurant Startup\ is on a quest to discover, invest in, and launch Americas next generation of epicurean superstars. Two teams compete for Tim Love and Joe Bastianich to decide which food concept to invest their own money in.

2014 HD 43min United States English

Joe Bastianich Tim Love

Game-show Reality-tv

restaurant entrepreneur business

S1E1 - Exotic Eats, U.S. Currency 2014-07-08

Joe Bastianich and Tim Love decide whether or not to invest in Kraken Congee in Seattle, Wash. or Ramys Falafel Fusion in Portland, Ore.

S1E2 - A Truck Load of Money 2014-07-15

Food trucks are featured, including Babys Badass Burgers in Los Angeles; and Bacon Bacon in San Francisco, which features a bacon-theme menu.

S1E3 - Cold Cash for Warm Bread 2014-07-22

Baked goods are featured. Included: a mother-and-daughter team from Brooklyn who want to open a quick-serve waffle-cone restaurant in Manhattan; and friends from New Jersey who came up with the idea of an upscale bread company.

S1E4 - Small Plate, Big Money 2014-07-29

Two fledgling "small plate" businesses from Los Angeles are featured. Included: a catering company run by two best friends; and a husband-and wife team who want to grow their charcuterie business.

S1E5 - Pasta-Bilities for Investment 2014-08-05

Two pasta companies compete for financial assistance, including a gluten-free-pasta concept that uses chickpeas as a main ingredient; and a ravioli tasting bar featuring unusual flavor combinations.

S1E6 - Sweet Investment 2014-08-12

California natives have a idea of infusing bacon and chocolate. A couple from Oakland hope to sell alcohol infused marshmallows.

S1E7 - Comfort Food Cash-in 2014-08-19

Joe Bastianich and Tim Love hear a pitch from Mac-o-licious, a pair of divas from Los Angeles who claim to have the best Mac ‘n’ Cheese. By adding artisanal cheeses and high-end ingredients, they hope to get a shot at creating their dream restaurant. Next up is a pitch from a young couple who burst onto the San Francisco food scene with Bespoke Donuts, a made-to-order, hand-crafted doughnut restaurant offering both sweet and savory choices.

S1E8 - The Best Ingredient for Investment 2014-08-26

A chef and his wife create a successful snout-to-tail catering company; a small anchovy-themed pop-up is run by a recently divorced couple who want a more permanent location.

S2E1 - Visions of Vietnamese 2015-01-13

Bastianich and Love look to the East for delicious flavors and high profits; two young women impress the high-tech denizens of San Francisco at Rice Paper Scissors; the Lone Wolf food truck has a new American spin on classic Vietnamese banh mi.

S2E2 - The Comeback Cook 2015-01-20

The owner of an Atlanta food truck loses money in a Ponzi scheme; a chef that was forced to shutter his popular restaurant in order to pay for a lengthy custody battle.

S2E3 - Young Hustlers 2015-01-27

An edgy Moroccan food catering company with dreams of conquering Manhattan; the funky creation of two sisters who think they make the best plant-based hot dog on the planet.

S2E4 - Seconds, Please! 2015-02-03

A Los Angeles deli where everything on the menu is roasted to perfection, including their signature sliders; a popular chef-driven breakfast café owned by an ex-stockbroker turned restaurateur.

S2E5 - From the Streets 2015-02-10

A food truck owned by newlyweds uses only handmade ingredients that showcase the owners Venezuelan roots; two childhood friends that have generated a huge social media following that has the entire city of Buffalo rooting for the colorful company.

S2E6 - Movin' Out 2015-02-17

A married couple runs a restaurant with an international small plates menu in Las Vegas; a restaurant that serves slow-cooked meats with a heap of healthy options in a fast-casual setting.

S2E7 - The Ultimate Cockfight 2015-02-24

A food truck hopes to stabilize their business by opening a brick-and-mortar location; two culinary teachers from Philadelphia look to transition from the classroom to a fast-casual takeout restaurant.

S2E9 - Small Markets, Big Dreams 2015-03-10

Two successful catering companies – both based in underserved markets – fight for the chance to score an investment from restaurateurs and investors Joe Bastianich and Tim Love.

S2E10 - The Food of the Future 2015-03-17

Restaurateurs and investors Joe Bastianich and Tim Love must choose between mad scientists – mad food scientists, that is, each with a unique approach to molecular gastronomy.

S3E1 - Season 3, Episode 1

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S3E2 - Season 3, Episode 2

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S3E3 - Season 3, Episode 3

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S3E4 - Season 3, Episode 4

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S3E5 - Season 3, Episode 5

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S3E6 - Season 3, Episode 6

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