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Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito
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Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito grew up in Jamaica, Queens, where his mother Nicolina worked in a school cafeteria and taught her son great Italian home cooking. He entered the Culinary Institute of America at age seventeen and, upon graduation, went straight to work in the kitchens of France. He returned to the United States and earned a business degree from Boston University in 1989. He opened his first restaurant, Union Pacific, which earned three stars in The New York Times and landed him on the cover of Gourmet magazine. His second restaurant, Rocco's, was the setting of his network television show, The Restaurant. He is the author of two previous cookbooks, Rocco's Italian... Read full bio

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Baking with the Cake Boss — Book Giveaway
Lifestyle Magazine, March 26, 2012
...Corbin Tomaszeski , Christmas with Carolans, Believe this Holiday Season with (Belvedere) RED, Video: Caramelized Carrot Soup, Recipes from Rocco DiSpirito’s book, Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts, Q&A: Rocco DiSpirito, Q&A: Adam Donnelly, Turkeys...
Less Worries, More Wine
Lifestyle Magazine, December 22, 2011
...Corbin Tomaszeski , Christmas with Carolans, Believe this Holiday Season with (Belvedere) RED, Video: Caramelized Carrot Soup, Recipes from Rocco DiSpirito’s book, Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts, Q&A: Rocco DiSpirito, City Flavours: Winnipeg, Q&A...
Believe this Holiday Season with (Belvedere) RED
Lifestyle Magazine, December 16, 2011
...belvederevodka.com • Photos and Recipes Courtesy of Belvedere Vodka READ MORE: , Video: Caramelized Carrot Soup, Recipes from Rocco DiSpirito’s book, Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts, Q&A: Rocco DiSpirito, City Flavours: Winnipeg, Q&A Adam...
Recipes from Rocco DiSpirito’s book, Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts
Lifestyle Magazine, December 13, 2011
...calories 13g fat (2g sat/4g mono/6g poly) 75mg cholesterol 747mg sodium 13g carbohydrate 3g fiber 27g protein Lifestyler™ Rocco DiSpirito Book Giveaway Contest Lifestyler magazine is giving away a signed copy of Rocco DiSpirito’s new book entitled...
Look Younger and Lose Weight
Swampscott Patch, November 16, 2011
...to the mental patterns of anger. Another book on the cart is the Now Eat This Diet by Rocco Dispirito. We find here at the library that diet books are especially popular as we all try to lose a pound of two.  In this book DiSpirito offers readers...
USANA Health Sciences Works With Dr. Oz and HealthCorps to Fight Childhood Obesity
NewsRX, March 2, 2012
...area will each prepare a healthy dish to present to a panel of judges that includes celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, Dr. Oz, Lisa Oz, Dave Wentz, and USANA Founder Dr. Myron Wentz. Each teen will receive Circulon® cookware and tickets to the Health and...
Swedish meatballs can have a lighter side
Community Press, March 1, 2012
...0 g saturated); 10 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohydrate; 5 g protein; 0 g fiber; 68 mg sodium. Rocco DiSpirito is author of the Now Eat This! and Now Eat This! Diet cookbooks...
Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Dancers
AllVoices, February 29, 2012
...champion, and an Asian Open Champion. In previous seasons of DWTS, Karina has partnered with Steve Wozniak, Mario, Rocco DiSpirito, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mario Lopez, Aaron Carter, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Ralph Macchio, and...
Food for Thought
Lifestyle Magazine, February 28, 2012
...Corbin Tomaszeski , Christmas with Carolans, Believe this Holiday Season with (Belvedere) RED, Video: Caramelized Carrot Soup, Recipes from Rocco DiSpirito’s book, Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts, Q&A: Rocco DiSpirito, Q&A: Adam Donnelly, Turkeys...
Healthy recipes from celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito
Newsday, February 28, 2012
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Usana Health Sciences Teams with Dr. Oz and HealthCorps to Fight Childhood Obesity
Individual.com, February 28, 2012
...area will each prepare a healthy dish to present to a panel of judges that includes celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, Dr. Oz, Lisa Oz, Dave Wentz, and Usana Founder Dr. Myron Wentz. Each teen will receive Circulon cookware and tickets to the Health and...
Teen Battle Chef cook-off judged by Dr. Oz for HealthCorps®
Huliq.com, February 27, 2012
...Chef cook-off took place in N.Y. between judged by Dr. Oz and wife Lisa, along with Chef Rocco DiSpirito, and Iron Chef America Challenger Chef Michael Ferraro. Dr. Mehmut Oz is the co-founder and chairman of HealthCorps® along with his wife Lisa. It is...