America's Next Great Restaurant

  • Lorena Garcia to upgrade Taco Bell menu

    Miami-based Lorena Garcia, judge for the NBC TV series "America's Next Great Restaurant," has been hired to pump up Taco Bell's offerings. Updated Jan. 13, 2012

  • Full coverage of the America's Next Great Restaurant competition by Star Tribune Taste Editor Lee Svitak Dean. The winner of the competition was revealed Sunday May 2.

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  • Soul Daddy heads to Detroit

    Article By: LEE DEAN Publish / Update September 27, 2011 1:42 PM

    Jamawn Woods didn't drop his dream when his "Next Great American" restaurants were closed. He's back planning -- and cooking -- soul food.

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Jamawn Woods' winning restaurant concept Soul Daddy opened Monday in t...

  • Soul Daddy closes in LA, too

    Article By: LEE DEAN , Publish / Update June 15, 2011 10:40 AM

    A second Soul Daddy restaurant has closed its doors. The Mall of America is the only location now for the winner of "America's Next Great Restaurant."

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Jamawn Woods' winning restaurant concept Soul Daddy opened Monday in t...

  • Soul Daddy NYC closes; Jamawn moving here

    Article By: LEE DEAN , Publish / Update June 15, 2011 10:33 AM

    The Soul Daddy eatery that opened at the Mall of America, New York and LA after winning "America's Next Great Restaurant" has closed in New York and LA. And word is that proprietor Jamawn Woods is moving to the Twin Cities.

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  • A chat with Sudhir Kandula

    Article By: LEE DEAN , Publish / Update June 3, 2011 4:53 PM

    In an interview about life after "America's Next Great Restaurant," Sudhir speaks of his plans for a future Indian restaurant.

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Bobby Flay was one of the investors in and the host of "America's Next Great Restaurant."

  • Bobby Flay dishes on Minneapolis

    Publish May 5, 2011 2:00 AM / Update May 5, 2011 8:43 AM

    So why did the Twin Cities land in the spotlight for "America's Next Great Restaurant"? We asked Bobby Flay, the celebrity restaurateur who hosted the TV reality show.

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Jamawn Woods, winner of America's Next Great Restaurant.

Jamawn Woods' winning restaurant concept Soul Daddy opened Monday in t...

Jamawn Woods, left, prepared food for his restaurant, Soul Daddy, on the NBC show "America's Next Great Restaurant."

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