32 Quotes by Rocco DiSpirito

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

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.

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.

Looking back on the whole Volkswagen bug thing, I thought it was pretty funny. I'm wondering if it was a marketing move from the Volkswagen people.

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.

You don't need to have a fortune; it is about opening the door to friends and spending time with a bite to eat and a good bottle of wine.

These are recipes straight from the table of our family in America. There is no reinventing here. This is tried and true food I have grown up on.

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.

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.