24 Hour Restaurant Battle: Food Network Reality Cooking TV Series

24 Hour Restaurant Battle Season 2 Episode 8 (Firehouse Cooks) airs: Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Food Network. Synopsis of the episode: Two brothers that own a steak and seafood restaurant vs twin brothers who serve comfort foods with a touch of class.
24 Hour Restaurant Battle is a Food Network reality-based cooking television series hosted by Scott Conant.
In each episode, two teams of two or three people compete. Each team must turn a blank space into a restaurant in 24 hours. The teams are responsible for a concept, decor, and food. Each team's menu must include at least one Appetizer, Entrée and Dessert, but there is no maximum limit for any course as long as it fits within their budget. Both teams get a $4,000 budget for food and decor. Each team also gets painters to color the walls, one sous chef to help assist the cooking, and waiters to seat people at tables and deliver food. After 24 hours, the restaurant's doors are open to diners who get to choose the restaurant they would like to attend based on the menu and decor. Four judges eat at both restaurants and determine a winner based on the "concept, execution and viability" of the restaurant. The winning team gets $10,000 to invest into creating their own restaurant.
The judges change each episode (except for Scott Conant), though they are from a selection of 9 restaurateurs and critics: Karine Bakhoum, Alison Brod, Jason Denton, Gabriella Gershenson, Ben Leventhal, Drew Nieporent, Marcus Samuelsson, Steve Schussler, and Geoffrey Zakarian.
24 Hour Restaurant Battle Season 1 Episode 11: Traditions Battle airs: at 10:00pm EDT on Food Network TV on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
24 Hour Restaurant Battle Season 2 Episode 5 (Deli Battle) airs: Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Food Network.
24 Hour Restaurant Battle Season 2 Episode 6 (Themed Restaurant Battle) airs: Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on Food Network.