Best New Restaurant

Best New Restaurant
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Ramsay's Best Restaurant
Judges	Tom Colicchio Maggie Nemser Jeffrey Zurofsky
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	Gordon Ramsay Tom Colicchio Elizabeth Cook Nicola Moody Pat Llewellyn Ben Adler
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	One Potato Two Potato
Original release
Network	Bravo
Release	January 21 (2015-01-21) – April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)

Best New Restaurant is an American reality competition series on Bravo that premiered on January 21, 2015. ^[1] The show is based on British television series Ramsay's Best Restaurant created by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. ^{[2] [3]}

The show features a celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, along with Maggie Nemser and Jeffrey Zurofsky, who bring sixteen new restaurants against each other in a series of challenges in order to determine which one of them would be crowned as the best. ^[4] The challenges include the dishes that are served, the restaurant's decor and the overall concept. ^[5]

Judges

• Tom Colicchio is a well-known celebrity chef. He has been the head judge on every season of Bravo reality television series Top Chef and also been serving as mentor to the competing chefs on the series, guiding them through their various challenges. On Best New Restaurant Colicchio will also act as host, judge, and executive producer. ^[6]
• Maggie Nemser is the CEO and Editor-in-chief of Blackboard Eats, a food go-to site for perks and exclusive experiences at top restaurants as well as deals on artisanal foods and products. ^{[7] [8]}
• Jeffrey Zurofsky is an entrepreneur whose career started in the kitchen, eventually "trading in his apron for a business casual blazer." ^[9] Jeff is also Colicchio's partner in ‘wichcraft, a sandwich shop business. ^[8]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers
1	"Italian Cuisine"	January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)	663,000 [10]
The first two participating newly opened restaurants compete in three challenges. Both restaurants serve Italian cuisine. The menu in Dolce Italian in South Beach is dedicated to serving authentic Italian dishes while the other restaurant Doma in Beverly Hills offer Italian food with a global twist. [11] Winner: Dolce
2	"Shared Plates"	January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)	518,000 [12]
3	"New Service Concepts"	February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)	417,000 [13]
4	"Operated by Couples"	February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)	366,000 [14]
5	"Battle of the Burger"	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)	363,000 [15]
6	"European Inspired"	February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)	305,000 [16]
7	"Fast Casual Dining"	March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)	227,000 [17]
8	"Seasonal Menus"	March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)	433,000 [18]
9	"Semifinal Round 1"	March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)	296,000 [19]
10	"Semifinal Round 2"	March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)	315,000 [20]
11	"Finale"	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)	422,000 [21]

Reception

The show has been very well received by critics. ^[22] Christina Chaey of Bon Appétit accented that Best New Restaurant is different from other cooking shows because it does not focus entirely on food, but includes the quality of service and hospitality as well. ^[23] Vicki Hyman of The Star-Ledger gave the show a B, praising the show's different approach to “reward the restaurant that consistently fulfills its mission, regardless of cuisine or price point,” also distinguishing judges’ personalities as "genuine, not pumped-up-for-the cameras.” ^[24] Adam Smith of Boston Herald noted that even though the show seems similar to those that have come before it but also manages to stand out for not infilling the show with drama by saying that "the knives are used for cooking and not stabbing each other in the back." ^[25]

References

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25. Smith, Adam (January 18, 2015). "Rewards are big for Bravo's 'Best New Restaurant'". Boston Herald . Retrieved January 25, 2015.

External links

• Television portal

• Official website
• Best New Restaurant at IMDb
• Best New Restaurant at TV Guide