Dispirito Quotes & Sayings

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

Here lies, in a "horizontal" position The "outside" case of Peter Pendulum, watch-maker. He departed this life "wound up" In hopes of being "taken in hand" by his Maker, And of being thoroughly "cleaned, repaired" and "set a-going" In the world to come. — Woodrow Wilson

In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard. — Rocco DiSpirito

Talking up a storm about food is so easy for me, it's second nature. — Rocco DiSpirito

I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother. — Rocco DiSpirito

You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it. — Rocco DiSpirito

Giger's work disturbs us, spooks us, because of its enormous evolutionary time span. It shows us, all too clearly, where we come from and where we are going. — Timothy Leary

It is a curious quirk of human nature that some people can see opportunities, while others only see problems. — Napoleon Hill

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

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

There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can. — Rocco DiSpirito

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

I definitely think there was some overacting on the part of the customers and the wait staff. The people who came in during the shooting were clearly there to have a moment on television, and that's fine. — Rocco DiSpirito

I was a really lousy artist as a kid. Too abstract expressionist; or I'd draw a big ram's head, really messy. I'd never win painting contests. I remember losing to a guy who did a perfect Spiderman. — Jean-Michel Basquiat

'The 24 Hour Plays' is a quite brilliant, exhilarating event for everyone concerned. — Kevin Spacey

AH, MY THREE FAVORITE WORDS: Carter, shut up. Zia — Rick Riordan

It is important to experiment and endlessly seek after creating the best possible flavors when preparing foods. That means not being afraid to experiment with various ingredients. — Rocco DiSpirito

To paraphrase an old Afrikaans idiom; it is necessary to eat a bag of salt with these people to realise the extent of their misery and suffering within touching distance of one of the wealthiest little communities to be found on any continent. For those who wish to follow in my footsteps, it's all there for the taking but it requires moments of considerable insight, humility and understanding of the frailties of human nature. Some would call it compassion. — Al J. Venter

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

Yield 1 main course Prep time approximately 2 minutes Processing time approximately 10 minutes Calorie Burn 172 Calories 105 Net-Calories -67 Ingredients: Olive oil cooking spray Pinch of red pepper flakes, plus more as desired ½ head cauliflower, grated on the small holes of box grater to the size of rice (about 1 cup) Kosher salt — Rocco DiSpirito

Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her. — Rocco DiSpirito

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

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

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun. — Rocco DiSpirito

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste. — Rocco DiSpirito

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. — Rocco DiSpirito

I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods. — Rocco DiSpirito

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. — Rocco DiSpirito