joe bastianich is one of the country's culinary giants.ining great food with smart business, he's created an empire that includes 30 restaurants, 6 high-end italian markets, and 2 best-selling books. >> we're not here to teach you. we're here to make an investment, and if this was school, you'd be paying us tuition. >> narrator: tim love is a celebrity chef and master of urban western cuisine. he owns five award-winning restaurants throughout texas and has his own retail empire of rubs, sauces, and cookware. >> i'm a food guy. tell me how you make the frickin' food. >> narrator: hundred

joe bastianich owns 30 restaurants and co-owns eataly, a high-end italian market. love is a celebrity chef with five award-winning restaurants and a retail empire. they're both looking for the next food visionary, and they're willing to put their money where their mouth is. each week, joe and tim will give just one team $7,500 and 36 hours to turn this empty space into their dream restaurant. then they'll open the doors to the public. >> it's really good. i really like it. >> narrator: if one or both think there's serious profit to be made... >> the food's good. >> narrator: they'll offer to bankroll the business with their own money.

joe bastianich owns 30 restaurants and co-owns eataly, a high-end italian market. tim love is a celebrity chef with five award-winning restaurants and a retail empire. they're both looking for the next food visionary, and they're willing to put their money where their mouth is. each week, joe and tim will give just one team $7,500 and 36 hours to turn this empty space into their dream restaurant. then they'll open the doors to the public. >> it's really good. i really like it. >> narrator: if one or both think there's serious profit to be made... >> the food's good. >> narrator: they'll offer to bankroll the business with their own money. tonight, two teams that see big bucks in small-plate concepts. >> what do people say about your food? >> it's better than sex. >> oh! >> i love nothing more than taking down a whole pig, making it into various different charcuteries. >> narrator: will one of them walk out with a deal that could change their lives? [exciting music] ♪ this is... first up, anne chen and cindy pao, best friends who pair traditional taiwanese dumplings

joe bastianich owns 30 restaurants and co-owns eataly, a high-end italian market.ebrity chef with five award-winning restaurants and a retail empire. they're both looking for the next food visionary, and they're willing to put their money where their mouth is. each week, joe and tim will give just one team $7,500 and 36 hours to turn this empty space into their dream restaurant. then they'll open the doors to the public. >> it's really good. i really like it. >> narrator: if one or both think there's serious profit to bde

we'll ask joe bastianich.ou need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> back now at 8:41. fall arrives in less than a month and this morning we're getting you ready with the best wines for the upcoming season. they're all under $20 and joe bastianich is one of the hosts of restaurant start up. >> happy almost fall. >> yes. >> before we get to the show and the wineses and let's talk about wine. obviously an earthquake out in napa yesterday. >> right. >> pretty severe, a lot of damage. how is it going to impact the wine industry? >> think the best thing that happened is that the vintage are still out in the vineyard. had that crushed juice been in the big vats fermenting it might have been much worse. >> no impact on price? >> the industry is very big and goes outside of napa valley and we'll see what happens, and it's a very unfortunate event. >> all the wines we'll talk about is

. >> joining us now is joe bastianich, restaurant tour founder and ceo of b&b hospitality as well ashost of cnbc's "restaurant start upjths. >> who won, who won? tell us. >> i can't tell you. >> i want to thank you for the series because i have been addicted more than i thought i would be. i loved, by the way, the mac and cheese guys. the marshmallow bar guys. the woman who virtually had a breakdown on the air. it's been terrific. i want to talk about the show. but since we're in the midst of a little bit of a news flash in the restaurant retail business i just had a curious question for you around burger king. do you have any views on this burger king/tim hortons deal. does that make sense to you? >> really i don't follow this kind of thing. my only question is will the burger king food be any better because of this merger? like that's what i really want to know. does the whopper improve? >> you're suggesting it's not good right now? >> i'm just saying like a big merger like this, to talk about everything except for the quality of the experience, and the quality of the food, always