restaurant startup

Restaurant Startup hosted by Joe Bastianich, Tim Love, and Antonia Lofaso returns for the 3rd season starting Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 on CNBC.  Restaurant Startup Season 3 premiers with an all new cast of restaurateurs vying for an investment and a new venture capitalist willing to take the risk. Elizabeth Blau, famed restaurateur and entrepreneur, joins the tough table of critics who...

Restaurant Startup, hosted by Joe Bastianich and Tim Love, said farewell to its second successful season March 17 on CNBC. Filled with mayhem, madness, and some prosperity for its contenders, the ten episode season (listed below) showed viewers what it takes to succeed in the culinary world. 1. Visions of Vietnam 2. The Comeback Cook 3.Young Hustlers 4. Seconds, Please...

The season finale of Restaurant Startup focuses on two teams who “see big bucks in their single concept ideas.” Bon Chovie is a business based out of Brooklyn, New York. Their concept is simple: fried anchovies! The Whole Beast comes next, a husband and wife team who specialize in whole animal cooking, just as the name suggests. After some discussion...

In this episode of Restaurant Startup, Joe and Tim were looking into two startups with a different take in the dessert industry. First, Kones by K introduced their business as America’s favorite ice cream cone, not only sweet, but savory as well. Some savory options included bacon and eggs, salmon, and chicken. The cones themselves were also infused with herbs...

Week two of Restaurant Startup finds two burger food trucks, each with their own distinct style and flavors. Bacon Bacon is just as the name says: bacon with everything! Not just limited to beef burgers, they also sell grilled cheese, fried chicken sandwiches, and even bacon dipped in chocolate. Baby’s Badass Burgers says their selling point is selling not only...

Feeling comfortable?! Good! Because this week’s Restaurant Startup focused on comfort foods. Mac-o-licious uses the finest cheese and some “down home Southern roots” to make great mac’n’cheese. Bespoke Doughnuts makes hot, made-to-order donuts, and they describe their product as a “work of art." Despite their hesitance with the inexperienced business owners, Joe and Tim give the opportunity to Bespoke Doughnuts. Owners...

This week’s episode of Restaurant Startup focused on sweet treats. Sugar Knife is a small startup that infuses alcohol in each and every product. Their popups have focused on the popular smores bar. The sticky pig is also a dessert business that identifies itself as a“bacon-centric sweet shop,” with interesting choices like bacon truffles. Ultimately, Tim and Joe choose the...

The premiere of CNBC’s new show, Restaurant Startup, focused on exotic and ethnic flavors. Kraken Congee took Tim and Joe’s taste buds to the Philippines, with their congee rice porridge. Ramy’s Falafel Fusion brought a new twist to the popular falafel dish by using a healthier option, fava beans. Despite some of Joe’s doubts, Tim convinced him that “unleashing the...

CNBC’s new show Restaurant Startup premiered this month, with its first episode airing on July 8th. The show brings together the high energy of a food competition with the addition of investment and business startup, seen in CNBC’s ever so popular Shark Tank. Master Chef Joe Bastianich and Fort Worth chef Tim Love will look for opportunities to invest in a...