Are you about to open your first restaurant? Are you overwhelmed? Overworked? Overdrawn? If so, the Food Network wants you for The Opener.

In this new documentary series Iron Chef and star of Restaurant Makeover, Chef David Adjey helps FIRST-TIME restaurateurs open their dream restaurant – often with their life’s savings on the line. Dave is a rock star in the restaurant world – untamed, smart and North America’s most sought-after consultant. He’s both an artist and a bottom-line guy and knows that food must be delicious and profitable.

Whether you’re planning to serve Global Fusion Cuisine or gluten-free burgers, nouvelle pub grub or corn-themed desserts, he’ll help clarify your vision and identify problems. With the clock ticking towards opening night it won’t be easy, but for Dave, that’s the fun of it.

We’re looking for variety and creativity–in each episode our resto rookies are utterly different from one another, and so are their dreams. David commits himself to doing whatever it takes to get the doors open, and the business spun for success…..

If you’re a first-time restaurateur opening your place between now and December 2010, contact us at theopener@franticfilms.com or 416-324-8537 ext. 331 or 324.

Have you always dreamed of running your own restaurant? Does your wife, husband, brother, sister, mother, partner or friend share that dream?

Do you make restaurant quality meals at home and want to show that you can take it to the next level? Are you a pro in the kitchen while your teammate is a star in the front of the house? Are you ready to prove that you have what it takes to run a restaurant? If so, we want to meet you!

*Please go to www.24hourrestaurantbattle.com to download two applications (one for you, one for your partner). Please bring completed applications along with recent photos to the casting call.*

WHO SHOULD APPLY:
Two person teams with pre-existing relationships: Husband & wife, ex-husband & wife, father & daughter, mother & son, newlyweds, brothers, sisters, twins, cousins, best friends, etc.

The Skills to Run a Restaurant: Applicants may have no restaurant experience, a ton of experience, or some combination of the two. One member of the team will be the chef and run the kitchen, and the other will run the “front of the house,” so all we ask is that you have the skills to, as a team, actually run a restaurant.

Personality that Pops: Are you and your teammate charismatic and outgoing? We’re looking for lots of energy and charm!

*Please don’t apply if you already own your own restaurant or have previously owned a restaurant.

•If you have any questions, please contact us at casting24LA@gmail.com
•Applicants must (a) be a US citizen or permanent legal resident with the unrestricted ability to work in the U.S. and (b) be at least 18 years of age.

MUST BE 25 AND OVER TO APPLY- Do Not apply if you are not 25 and over, we will not review your submission

THIS IS A PAID CASTING FOR THE MORNING SHOOT ONLY, We will have call times later today. Show date is February 1st.

To Apply, email your info to bookings@onsetproductions.com
- Name
-AGE
-CONTACT NUMBER
-PHOTO of yourself (if you have a guest, we will need a photo of them too)

Do you make restaurant quality meals at home and want to show that you can take it to the next level? Are you a pro in the kitchen while your teammate is a star in the front of the house? Are you ready to prove that you have what it takes to run a restaurant? If so, we want to meet you!

Food Network and the producers of The Next Food Network Star are looking for two person teams for a new competition series!

NEW YORK CASTING CALL INFORMATION

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: Professor Thoms
219 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003
*Please go to www.24hourrestaurantbattle.com to download two applications (one for you, one for your partner). Please bring completed applications along with recent photos to the casting call.*

WHO SHOULD APPLY:
Two person teams with pre-existing relationships: Husband & wife, ex-husband & wife, father & daughter, mother & son, newlyweds, brothers, sisters, twins, cousins, best friends, etc.

The Skills to Run a Restaurant: Applicants may have no restaurant experience, a ton of experience, or some combination of the two. One member of the team will be the chef and run the kitchen, and the other will run the “front of the house,” so all we ask is that you have the skills to, as a team, actually run a restaurant.

Personality that Pops: Are you and your teammate charismatic and outgoing? We’re looking for lots of energy and charm!

*Please don’t apply if you already own your own restaurant or have previously owned a restaurant.

•If you have any questions, please contact us at casting24NY@gmail.com
•Applicants must (a) be a US citizen or permanent legal resident with the unrestricted ability to work in the U.S. and (b) be at least 18 years of age.

How to apply:
- Email your info & photo to grillitwithbobby@gmail.com and we’ll send you an application to fill out.
- Make a 1-2 minute electronic video showcasing your recipe & personality and upload it to the Grill It! page on www.FoodNetwork.com
- On the casting tape, cook your favorite dish, tell us how you created the recipe, about the ingredients, and why you and your recipe should be on the show.
- Tell us why you think it would be great to GRILL IT! With Bobby Flay.

Please upload your video here:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/grill-it-with-bobby-flay/package/index.html

Questions? Email us at grillitwithbobby@gmail.com

All entries need to be submitted no later than Friday March 5, 2010, but the sooner the better as we’re casting grillers on a weekly basis. You must be available for one day of filming in Los Angeles, CA. March 22-April 4, 2010.