Top 23 Quotes & Sayings by Rocco DiSpirito

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American chef Rocco DiSpirito.
Last updated on November 5, 2024.
Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the program The Restaurant.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.
I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother.
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.
Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her.
At times, it was an incredible blessing to have all the attention; at times it was a logistical nightmare.
After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun.
I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods.
I definitely think there was some overacting on the part of the customers and the wait staff. The people who came in during the shooting were clearly there to have a moment on television, and that's fine.
Just over 800 people were gathered around the cooking stage, all eager to learn about my five-minute flavor cooking. The demonstration had to be done right then and there, in front of everyone.
It is important to experiment and endlessly seek after creating the best possible flavors when preparing foods. That means not being afraid to experiment with various ingredients.
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.
There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can. — © Rocco DiSpirito
There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.
I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste.
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.
Talking up a storm about food is so easy for me, it's second nature. — © Rocco DiSpirito
Talking up a storm about food is so easy for me, it's second nature.
As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.
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.
I was on the show previously as a guest host, so I had a little practice.
In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard.
You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it.
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.
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.
It is important to experiment and endlessly seek after creating the best possible flavours when preparing foods. That means not being afraid to experiment with various ingredients
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