Rocco DiSpirito

“I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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...”

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

“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.”