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About the Show

After a nationwide search, 21 competitors present their restaurant concepts to a group of investors, and when 11 hopefuls are quickly eliminated, the remaining Top 10 are left to battle it out over the course of the season.

Funding the restaurant concepts and acting as judges are the four accredited investors: Bobby Flay, distinguished restaurateur (Iron Chef America: The Series, Throwdown! with Bobby Flay); Curtis Stone, internationally renowned chef (The Biggest Loser, Take Home Chef); Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle; and Lorena Garcia, executive chef and restaurateur.

The investors/judges determine which competitor's concept has the greatest potential for success, and those who do not rise to the challenge are sent home.

One contestant survives elimination each week to receive one of the biggest reality prizes in television history – their concept turned into a new restaurant chain in three locations – Hollywood, Minneapolis and New York City.

In each episode, Flay, Stone, Ells and Garcia also work side by side with the competitors as mentors, to further develop their concepts and put each competitor's restaurant concept through rigorous business and cooking challenges, and to determine which idea has what it takes to become “America’s next great restaurant.”

"The restaurant business is about the people who have the drive to make their eateries work," said Flay.

"We have a strong interest in making sure that the person who wins this will be successful. They're not just winning a three-restaurant chain, but the opportunity to grow that chain and make it more valuable," adds Ells.