Rocco DiSpirito

Chef

1966-11-19

Rocco DiSpirito is an American chef, author, and television personality. He received national attention as a fine-dining chef and later became widely known through cooking media and bestselling cookbooks. DiSpirito’s work focuses on Italian-American cuisine and health-oriented recipes.

Quotes by Rocco DiSpirito

After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun.
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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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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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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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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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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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