Rocco DiSpirito Quotations

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.

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.

At times, it was an incredible blessing to have all the attention; at times it was a logistical nightmare.

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.

I was on the show previously as a guest host, so I had a little practice.

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.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

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.