Rocco DiSpirito
Rocco DiSpirito
Rocco DiSpiritois an American chef based in New York City...
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth19 November 1966
CityNew York City, NY
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These are recipes straight from the table of our family in America. There is no reinventing here. This is tried and true food I have grown up on.
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The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them as fresh as possible.
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Looking back on the whole Volkswagen bug thing, I thought it was pretty funny. I'm wondering if it was a marketing move from the Volkswagen people.
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I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste.
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Flavor Five is a book with recipes using five ingredients to possibly be cooked in just five minutes. It will be very user-friendly for the home cook on the run.
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In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard.
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There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.
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Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.
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I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.
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It's a very, very difficult space to operate in, the restaurant business-it requires a lot of human beings to intersect at just the right place to make it all work out.
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I was on the show previously as a guest host, so I had a little practice.
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There are many great wine producers from all over the world making fantastic wines. Italian wines especially are making an enormous comeback after sometimes being labeled as inexpensive jug wines.
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The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them as fresh as possible.
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We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks and national store distribution.