Restaurant Express

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.

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

Contestants

Nine contestants competed in the premiere season.^[2]

Name	Age	Occupation	Hometown	Eliminated
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

No.	Title	Sent home	Highest seller	Original air date
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.