My Restaurant Rules (2004)
My Restaurant Rules is a reality show in which 5 couples are given the chance to build, run and even own a restaurant. The couples must build the restaurant and run it accordingly to survive in the competition. After the opening of the restaurant's the competition judges will visit each restaurant and submit a review. The 2 couples with the lowest reviews go up for nomination. Then Australia decides which restaurant closes by voting. The least favorite restaurant will close it's doors. This process is repeated until the last 2 couples remain and then everything is on the line. The couple with the highest number of votes win the competition and get to keep their own restaurant for good. They also get a cash prize of $100,000.
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Episode 1 - From day job to dream job
Release Date: 2005-02-03Today is the first episode of the second season of My Restaurant Rules. Today we meet and learn the 5 brand new teams and watch them enter their abandoned properties were they have to build their restaurants from scratch as well as hire brand new staff.
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Episode 2 - Judge Matt puts the contestants through their paces
Release Date: 2005-02-10Today Judge Matt runs through the basics in running a good restaurant and gives all the teams some tips, hints and numbers to help them along the way. Also the 5 teams come up with ideas for their Restaurant.
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Episode 3 - Setting up is hard to do
Release Date: 2005-02-17Today we see our five teams fight, shed tears, give up and get twitchy as they try to set up their restaurant, give it a name and find appropriate furniture for their restaurant's theme.
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Episode 4 - VIP guests with big wallets booked in
Release Date: 2005-02-20Today our five teams were brought to a five star hotel in Sydney where they were all put in the kitchen and told that they have a challenge to make 120 mains, appetizers and desserts within the time limit of 4 hours. They were also told that 120 people will be eating the food they make and they will judge it. Some of the contestants passed but some just didn't get it. At the end they were brought to the tables and found out that there weren't any actual people eating the food.
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Episode 5 - Good help is hard to find
Release Date: 2005-02-24Today our five teams faced the ultimate challenge of finding the right waiters, chefs, cooks, cleaners and more. A few of the teams were fine with their staff but the others weren't having fun!
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Episode 6 - First steps to a restaurant dream
Release Date: 2005-02-27Today we watch the 5 teams work with their builders to build their dream restaurant. Also the 5 teams report back to Sydney to try and get money from the judges to go towards their Restaurant.
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Episode 7 - And they're off and racing!
Release Date: 2005-03-03Today 4 out of the 5 teams open their restaurants at last. We watch them cope with the long hours, first deliveries and attitudes of customers.
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Episode 8 - Let's get ready to rumble
Release Date: 2005-03-06Today we continue watching the 5 teams cope with every day life of running a restaurant. Also the Perth team finally open their restaurant after some difficulties.
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Episode 9 - Reality bites
Release Date: 2005-03-10As all the teams finally think they have got the idea of how to run a good restaurant they are proved wrong. The customers complained about every little thing that went wrong.
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Episode 10 - Surprise dinner guests
Release Date: 2005-03-13Today on My Restaurant Rules our 5 teams are the surprise hosts for the 3 judges. The judges liked some of the restaurants but couldn't find a good quality in some of the others.
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Episode 11 - Melbourne's dirty secrets revealed
Release Date: 2005-03-17Today we found out that the Melbourne guys have been keeping a secret which was that were the public couldn't see the place was a mess. The judges got really angry especially when they found a dead rat in the office.
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Episode 12 - It's Melbourne vs. Perth
Release Date: 2005-03-20The judges discussed the restaurants and decided that Melbourne and Perth were up for nomination. They was a twist, the most voted restaurant by the public won't be voted off but simple kicked out and replaced by another pair of eager people.
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Episode 13 - Melbourne and Perth hit the campaign trail
Release Date: 2005-03-24Today another twist was revealed which is that Melbourne and Perth have to come up with campaigns to the public of why they should not be replaced by another due.
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Episode 14 - Strategy and stress as elimination looms
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Episode 15 - The cooks, the thieves, the staff and the in-laws
Release Date: 2005-03-31Melbourne had a rough day today because 2 members of staff were sick, a thieve was about there restaurant, the cooks were getting irritated by some of the expecting of the customers and one of the guys in law came in to help out!
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Episode 16 - Rob and Dan receive their marching orders
Release Date: 2005-04-03The public polls were tallied and it's time for the Melbourne mates to pack their bags and welcome in the new tenants of the restaurant.
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Episode 17 - Betrayals rock the Perth crew
Release Date: 2005-04-07The new Melbourne couple begged the original staff to stay but were not satisfied with the results. The good kitchen staff left but most of the other crew stayed. Perth was happy to here that their rivals weren't doing so well.
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Episode 18 - What's all the chicory about? Secret Reviewer almost busted.
Release Date: 2005-04-10Today a secret reviewer/s were sent into each restaurant to secretly review them. Their review was then sent into the local newspaper of each city.
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Episode 19 - And Then It Got Interesting
Release Date: 2005-04-14Today was just another day where we saw the everyday life of running a Restaurant. Also out Sydney team at the Pink Salt break into tears when their staff get twitchy and all hell brakes loose.
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Episode 20 - Guess Who's Back?
Release Date: 2005-04-17After the Melbourne duo got replaced by the new couple in town everything was back to normal but not for long. The judges were back and not accepting any excuses this time round.
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Episode 21 - In Preperation
Release Date: 2005-04-21The judges told each duo what they thought of their restaurants and didn't hold back. The 2 restaurants up for eviction were Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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Episode 22 - And Then There Were 4
Release Date: 2005-04-24None of the teams wanted to loser the Restaurant which they spent such long hours creating but they don't have a choice. Today Perth was kicked out, even though they were expecting it, it was a shock to everyone else.
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Episode 23 - When Celebrities Take A Wonder
Release Date: 2005-04-28Today our Sydney couple at the Pink Salt were the hosts for a group of celebrities after a tired day of work.
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Episode 24 - And Back They Came
Release Date: 2005-05-01Instead of the 3 judges choosing who is up for nomination, they four girls of the four restaurants were called to Sydney were they were told that they will be judging. They went around to all of the 4 restaurants and told them camera what they thought.
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Episode 25 - It's That Time Again
Release Date: 2005-05-05Today we heard what the 4 girls thought of each restaurant. They also voted for which 2 restaurants will be nominated.
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Episode 26 - Time To Say Goodbye
Release Date: 2005-05-08The polls are in and they public have decided that one restaurant will shut down. That restaurant is in Brisbane. Once again the emotions are high when saying goodbye to out Brisbane couple.
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Episode 27 - Coming To An End
Release Date: 2005-05-12Today our couples talked about how far they have come and how close the finals are, as well a running a restaurant.
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Episode 28 - Long Time...No See!
Release Date: 2005-05-15The judges are back again today to review each restaurant yet one more time. They could see improvements with all of them, which were left.
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Episode 29 - Time To Look For A Job
Release Date: 2005-05-19Adelaide and Melbourne are up for eviction this week. We watch both teams make horrible efforts in campaigns.
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Episode 30 - Down To 2
Release Date: 2005-05-22The polls are in and its time to hand in the keys...Melbourne. Now there was the final 2. The campaigns started for the final episode which will determine who wins My Restaurant Rules.
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Episode 31 - W.O.W
Release Date: 2005-05-26The efforts are terrific from both teams as we watch them campaign for the finals.
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Episode 32 - The Beggining Of An Era
Release Date: 2005-05-29This is the grand final of My Restaurant Rules season 2. After many tiring days and long hours of hard work Sydney and Adelaide are waiting anxiously to find out out who the winner is. The winner gets to keep their restaurant which they have rased from the ground.