24 Hour Restaurant Battle
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| Genre | Cooking |
| Directed by | Michael Pearlman |
| Presented by | Scott Conant |
| Judges | see list below |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Larry Hochberg |
| Producer(s) | Deborah Climie, Kate Ward, Sam Cotler, Graham McKay, Diana Morelli, Dustin Drury, Ines Tudday, Rachel Martin, Kate Dermody |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Editor(s) | Erinnisse Heuer |
| Camera setup | multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBS Eye Productions |
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| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | July 18, 2010 – June 23, 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
24 Hour Restaurant Battle is a Food Network reality based cooking television series hosted by Scott Conant that features two teams competing against each other for a shot at their own restaurant.
Opening: "It's the ultimate dream for master chefs and home cooks alike to open your own restaurant. Now two teams will compete to transform an empty space into the restaurant they've always wanted. But they'll have to do this in 24 hours. Once the doors open, they'll be judged by their customers, a panel of experts, and me, Scott Conant, chef and restaurateur. It's an all out war of culinary skill, business savvy, and pure determination. This is 24 Hour Restaurant Battle...It's two teams one dream and 24 hours to make it happen".
Criteria: 24 Hours until the doors open: 1. Create a concept. 2. Plan Menu. 3. Design and shop for front of the house. 4. Manage kitchen and waitstaff.
In each episode, two teams of two or three people compete. Each team must turn a blank space into a restaurant in 24 hours. The teams are responsible for a concept, decor, and food. Each team's menu must include at least one Appetizer, Entrée and Dessert, but there is no maximum limit for any course as long as it fits within their budget. Both teams get a $4,000 budget for food and decor. Each team also gets painters to color the walls, one sous chef to help assist the cooking, and waiters to seat people at tables and deliver food. After 24 hours, the restaurant's doors are open to diners who get to choose the restaurant they would like to attend based on the menu and decor. Four judges eat at both restaurants and Conant determines a winner based on the "concept, execution and viability" of the restaurant. The winning team gets $10,000 to invest into creating their own restaurant.
Note: For episodes starting on September 15, 2010, the teams received $5,000 instead of $4,000 and Geoffrey Zakarian was designated as the head judge.
The judges change each episode (except for Scott Conant), though they are from a selection of 9 restaurateurs and critics:
24 Hour Restaurant Battle at TV Guide
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