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Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the series The Restaurant. Early life and education [ edit ]
On July 27, 2004, New York Supreme Court Judge Ira Gammerman issued an injunction barring Rocco DiSpirito from Rocco's on 22nd street [6] and gave Jeffrey Chodorow permission to sell or reopen the restaurant under a new theme. Chodorow and DiSpirito were ordered to return to court on August 31 to determine if there was an agreement between the ...
Rocco's Dinner Party is an American reality competition series which premiered on June 15, 2011, on the Bravo cable network. Each week, three chefs are challenged to craft the perfect dinner party for celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito and his guests. The contestants are judged on their cooking, service, and décor.
We asked Rocco DiSpirito about his childhood, his best and worst food experiences and what he would have been if he wasn't a chef. Learn 11 things you didn't know about the culinary personality.
Rocco DiSpirito: Celebrity chef & author Karina Smirnoff: 9th: Toni Braxton: Singer-songwriter Alec Mazo: 8th: Cloris Leachman: Film & television actress Corky Ballas: 7th: Susan Lucci: All My Children actress Tony Dovolani: 6th: Maurice Greene: Olympic sprinter: Cheryl Burke: 5th: Cody Linley: Hannah Montana actor Julianne Hough: 4th: Lance ...
It was celebrated for its house culinary style termed "cuisine spontanée", a variant of nouvelle cuisine first developed by Paul Bocuse and Roger Vergé, [1] and noted for the amount of future star chefs who worked under the aegis of Kunz in its kitchen, including; Andrew Carmellini, Floyd Cardoz, Rocco DiSpirito, and Corey Lee. [2]
The show was produced by Mark Burnett and starred celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito. The show portrayed the opening and running of a Manhattan restaurant and ongoing conflicts between DiSpirito and Chodorow, usually revolving around the lack of the restaurant's profitability.
It is a cooking competition, judged by Alison and celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito. The contestants are given 15 minutes to shop for ingredients at Whole Foods Market, and must adapt Rocco's recipes to create calorie-controlled appetizers, entrées and desserts. After tasting both efforts, Rocco indicates that he had a hard time choosing a winner.