I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste. — Rocco DiSpirito Advertising Copy Share Image
At times, it was an incredible blessing to have all the attention; at times it was a logistical nightmare. — Rocco DiSpirito Attention Copy Share Image
There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can. — Rocco DiSpirito Camaraderie Copy Share Image
I was on the show previously as a guest host, so I had a little practice. — Rocco DiSpirito Guests Copy Share Image
You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it. — Rocco DiSpirito Business Copy Share Image
It is important to experiment and endlessly seek after creating the best possible flavours when preparing foods. That means not being afraid… — Rocco DiSpirito Being afraid Copy Share Image
I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods. — Rocco DiSpirito Audience Copy Share Image
Flavor Five is a book with recipes using five ingredients to possibly be cooked in just five minutes. It will be very… — Rocco DiSpirito Book Copy Share Image
Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her. — Rocco DiSpirito Better Copy Share Image
I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother. — Rocco DiSpirito Family Copy Share Image
In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is… — Rocco DiSpirito Cooks Copy Share Image
As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the… — Rocco DiSpirito Business Copy Share Image
Talking up a storm about food is so easy for me, it's second nature. — Rocco DiSpirito Easy Copy Share Image
Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various… — Rocco DiSpirito Curious Copy Share Image
We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks… — Rocco DiSpirito American food Copy Share Image
The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to… — Rocco DiSpirito Another way Copy Share Image
Just over 800 people were gathered around the cooking stage, all eager to learn about my five-minute flavor cooking. The demonstration had… — Rocco DiSpirito Cooking Copy Share Image
I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score. — Rocco DiSpirito Advertising Copy Share Image
It's a very, very difficult space to operate in, the restaurant business-it requires a lot of human beings to intersect at just… — Rocco DiSpirito Difficult Copy Share Image
After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun. — Rocco DiSpirito After Copy Share Image
There are many great wine producers from all over the world making fantastic wines. Italian wines especially are making an enormous comeback… — Rocco DiSpirito Comeback Copy Share Image
I definitely think there was some overacting on the part of the customers and the wait staff. The people who came in… — Rocco DiSpirito Came Copy Share Image
