Restaurant Express

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2013 American TV series or program

Restaurant Express

Starring| Robert Irvine
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 7
Original release
Network| Food Network
Release| November 3 (2013-11-03) –
December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)[1]
Related

* Dinner: Impossible
* Restaurant: Impossible

Restaurant Express is an American reality television program aired by the Food Network and hosted by Chef Robert Irvine. The series premiered on November 3, 2013.

## Contestants

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Nine contestants competed in the premiere season.[2]

Name  | Age  | Occupation  | Hometown  | Eliminated

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Adam Goldgell  | 46  | Executive chef  | St. James, New York  | Runner-Up
Ammerah Watson | 27  | Private chef  | Atlanta, Georgia  | Episode 1
Bianca Rose  | 35  | Culinary school graduate and chef  | Los Angeles, California  | Episode 3
Eric Gitenstein  | 30  | Chef and supper club owner  | Phoenix, Arizona  | Episode 5
Jan Charles  | 44  | Home cook  | Greeneville, Tennessee  | Episode 7
Johnathan Hurley  | 31  |  | Los Angeles, California  | Episode 2
Kimmy Moy  | 46  | Waitress  | Las Vegas, Nevada  | Episode 1
Patrick Ruocco  | 34  | Private chef  | Danville, Virginia  | Episode 4
Seonkyoung Longest | 29  | Home cook  | Columbus, Mississippi  | Winner

## Episodes

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No.  | Title  | Sent home  | Highest seller  | Original air date

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1| "Vegas Meltdown"| Ammerah, Kimmy| Patrick| November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
2| "Tantrum in Temecula"| Johnathan| Eric| November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)
3| "Express: Impossible"| Bianca| N/A| November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
4| "Battle by the Beach"| Patrick| Eric| November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
5| "Going, Going, Gone!"| Eric| Adam| December 1, 2013 (2013-12-01)
6| "The Truck Stops Here!"| None| Adam| December 8, 2013 (2013-12-08)
7| "Vegas or Bust"| N/A| N/A| December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)

Jan and Seonkyoung compete in a cook-off, with Seonkyoung winning, earning her the right to compete against Adam in the final competition. Ultimately, Seonkyoung is declared the winner of Restaurant Express.

## References

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1. ^ "Restaurant Express".
2. ^ "Meet the Restaurant Express, Season 1 Contestants". foodnetwork.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

General references

* "Restaurant Express Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
* "Shows A-Z – restaurant express on food". the Futon Critic. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
* "Restaurant Express: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved July 10, 2014.[permanent dead link]
* "Restaurant Express: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

## External links

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* Official website

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