Restaurant Startup is an American food competition series that aired for three seasons on CNBC, from 2014 to 2016.
[1] During the first two seasons, the judges-investors were celebrity restaurateurs Joe Bastianich and Tim Love.
In the third season, the judges-investors were Bastianich, Love and Elizabeth Blau, with two of the three appearing in each episode.
[2] Each episode is divided into four parts: first, judges-investors choose among two competing pitches for a new restaurant.
Then, the winning team gets $7,500, a location and various helpers to refine their restaurant idea (including logo design, decor, and menu) and turn the concept into a functioning restaurant in 36 hours.