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America's Next Great Restaurant is an NBC reality television show featuring contestants pitching restaurant ideas to a panel of judges, where the winner receives financial backing for their restaurant concept. Three locations were opened across the nation — Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and New York—on Monday, May 2, 2011, the day after the May 1 season finale. The judges included chefs Curtis Stone, Bobby Flay, Lorena Garcia, and Chipotle Mexican Grill founder Steve Ells, who were the investors in the winning concept. The production company behind the show was Magical Elves, the same company that produces Top Chef. The show, which has been described as a cross between The Apprentice and Top Chef, premiered on March 6, 2011. The first-season finale aired on Sunday, May 1, 2011, with Jamawn Woods' concept, a soul food restaurant concept called Soul Daddy, judged the winner.
Original Release
03/06/2011 on NBC
US Release
03/06/2011
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bobby Flay | Self / Self - Judge / Self - Investor |
| Lorena Garcia | Self |
| Curtis Stone | Self / Self - Judge / Self - Investor |
| Steve Ells | Self / Self - Judge / Self - Investor |
| Sudhir Kandula | Self - Software Sales / Self |
| Joey Galluzzi | Self - Financial Advisor |
| Jamawn Woods | Self - Self Employed Cook / Self |
| Stephenie Park | Self - Attorney / Self |
| Greg Westcott | Self - Bartender / Self |
| Krystal Seymour | Self - Bartender / Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sunday, 06 March 2011 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 13 March 2011 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 20 March 2011 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 27 March 2011 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 03 April 2011 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 10 April 2011 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Sunday, 17 April 2011 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Sunday, 24 April 2011 |
| 9 | Opening Night | Sunday, 01 May 2011 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bobby Flay | Self / Self - Judge / Self - Investor |
| Lorena Garcia | Self |
| Curtis Stone | Self / Self - Judge / Self - Investor |
| Steve Ells | Self / Self - Judge / Self - Investor |
| Sudhir Kandula | Self - Software Sales / Self |
| Joey Galluzzi | Self - Financial Advisor |
| Jamawn Woods | Self - Self Employed Cook / Self |
| Stephenie Park | Self - Attorney / Self |
| Greg Westcott | Self - Bartender / Self |
| Krystal Seymour | Self - Bartender / Self |
| Sandy Digiovanni | Self - Bartender / Self |
| Eric Powell | Self - Financial Manager / Self |
| Alex Terranova | Self - Restaurant Manager / Self |
| Marisa Zafran | Self / Self - Marketing Director |
| Fran Harris | Self - Personal Trainer |
| Donnie Schmidt | Self - Senior Associate, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects / Self - Senior Associate, LOHA |
| Penn Jillette | Self |
| Teller | Self |
| Carlos Foglia | Carlos |
| Lorcan O'Herlihy | Self - Principal, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ross Jacobson | Executive Producer |
| Amy Chacon | Executive Producer |
| Jane Lipsitz | Executive Producer |
| Dan Cutforth | Executive Producer |
| Michael Rucker | Producer |
| Matthew Reichman | Producer |
| Scott Patch | Producer |
| Cynthia Childs | Producer |
| Sandra J. Ciccone | Producer |
| Kamia Fletcher | Producer |
| Rita Doumar | Producer |
| Cassidy Bernhard | Producer |
| Arthur Avedissian | Producer |
| Audrey George | Producer |
| Doneen Arquines | Producer |
| Jaymee Johnson | Producer |
| Jackie Robbins | Producer |
| Dan Volpe | Producer |
| Lee Olson | Producer |
| Heather J. Miller | Producer |
| Jennifer Roth | Producer |
| Natalie Allan | Producer |
