Tim Love

With restaurants spanning the nation from Seattle to Knoxville, Love’s roots remain in Texas, where he is chef and owner of beloved Texas restaurants Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Woodshed Smokehouse, Queenie’s Steakhouse and Love Shack, as well as the storied White Elephant Saloon. Love also serves as host of CNBC’s newest show RESTAURANT STARTUP, where he and co-host Joe Bastianich vie against each other to invest their own money in restaurant concepts they believe will make them millions, and is a co-founder of the Austin Food & Wine festival.