Love At First Bite

Vivian didn't like Ben when she first met him, but they eventually ended up together and went on to open up the first table-service restaurant in Vivian's hometown in North Carolina.

After a memorable night of Osso Buco, Sohui and Ben knew they had something special; they open a restaurant that becomes a favorite for Brooklyn locals, then they venture into a new neighborhood to open a Korean homage to Sohui's roots.

Gavin and Linda moved across the world only to end up in Gavin's hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opening one of the city's most acclaimed restaurants, Spoon & Stable, the two are building an empire of elevated French dining.

Nina turns down Larry's date offers too many times to count before she finally gives in, resulting in a restaurant power couple; the two open Compere Lapin in New Orleans and quickly become the talk of the town.

Adam swears he fell in love with Jackie at first sight; they work side by side in Portland restaurant kitchens before opening up their own place; the couple does everything they can to stay open while facing economic hardship.

Unsatisfied with their careers, Elise and Anna open up a restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they work as its only employees for as long as it remains open; now, the duo resides in Upstate New York, and they're on the lookout for their next gig.

John and Karen buy a restaurant off Craigslist in rural Virginia and make a name for themselves; since then, they've opened a dual-concept spot in Chicago, which has critics and locals alike battling to get a table.