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America's Next Great Restaurant (2011–2011) — food on NBC

The answer: Concluded May 1, 2011.
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Genre
Food
Network / streamer
NBC
Premiered
March 6, 2011
Ended
May 1, 2011
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
9episodes

About America's Next Great Restaurant

America's Next Great Restaurant ended on May 1, 2011, on NBC. The show concluded after its single season, which aired from March 6 to May 1, 2011.

It was a competitive reality series where contestants competed for the chance to have their restaurant concept turned into a real chain with locations in Hollywood, Minneapolis, and New York City. The series focused on developing original restaurant ideas through business and culinary challenges, guided by mentors and judges, including well-known chefs Bobby Flay, Lorena Garcia, Curtis Stone, and Steve Ells, founder of Chipotle. The contestants' concepts were evaluated to determine if they had what it took to succeed in the restaurant industry.

The show featured judges Curtis Stone, Bobby Flay, Lorena Garcia, and Steve Ells. It was a food genre series that premiered in 2011. The episodes had a runtime of 60 minutes.

America's Next Great Restaurant episode schedule

9 aired

Aired · 9

DateEp.Title
May 1, 2011 S1·E9 Opening Night
April 24, 2011 S1·E8 Venture in Vegas
April 17, 2011 S1·E7 Episode 7
April 10, 2011 S1·E6 Episode 6
April 3, 2011 S1·E5 Episode 5
March 27, 2011 S1·E4 Episode 4
March 20, 2011 S1·E3 Episode 3
March 13, 2011 S1·E2 Episode 2
March 6, 2011 S1·E1 Pilot

America's Next Great Restaurant cast