See Morgan’s & The Pines On Bravo’s New Series ‘Best New Restaurant’

Two local spots will be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire as they appear on a new television competition show that pits restaurants against one another to find the best in the country.

Bravo’s Best New Restaurant series launches this week, and much like its acclaimed show Top Chef (this one is also hosted by Tom Colicchio), this is something of a cooking competition, but one that looks beyond just the food and considers everything about a business, from decor and hospitality to overall concept. The ultimate winner gets an editorial feature in Bon Appétit magazine, a featured spot at a global food festival, and $100,000.

Of the 16 restaurants competing, the two restaurants representing Brooklyn on the show are both from our area — Morgan’s, the Texas-style barbecue joint that opened at 267 Flatbush Avenue in 2013; and The Pines, the space at 284 3rd Avenue in Gowanus that opened in 2012 and has been serving up a new menu daily ever since.

Because the premise of the show is that two restaurants with similar concepts compete against each other in the first round, we’re guessing our two local spots won’t be appearing in the same initial episode. You can check the schedule (Italian food is up first in the premiere episode this week, neither of our guys) as it’s updated to see when they’ll appear later in the season.

Good luck to Morgan’s and The Pines, we’ll be rooting for you!

UPDATE March 2015: Their episodes are available to watch online now…go check them out!