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American chef

Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the series The Restaurant.

Early life and education

DiSpirito was born in Queens, New York. He graduated in 1986 from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and in 1990 from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in business.^[1]

Career

DiSpirito is known for his Italian American cuisine and his fusion cooking.^[2]

DiSpirito is known as a celebrity chef and a cookbook author. He is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan. A year later, New York Times reviewer Ruth Reichl, in a three-star review, reported that a woman at the next table was moaning in ecstasy as she ate, but it was impossible to determine what had provoked that reaction since so many dishes were worthy Rocco dispirito recipes.