Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ted's Montana Grill is an American restaurant chain specializing in bison. The company was founded by media entrepreneur and environmentalist Ted Turner and restaurateur George McKerrow Jr. with the help of corporate chef Chris Raucci as a for-profit effort to stop the extinction of the American bison. The first Ted's Montana Grill opened in January 2002 in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Today it has 46 restaurants in 16 states. Its first Montana location opened in Bozeman in June 2008. The company is based in Atlanta.