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Scorpiomoon

Friday, November 14, 2003 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, guess what?

Get ready for Rocco and more shameless product placement because "The Restaurant" is coming back for a second season.

Here are the grimy details

Surfgirl

Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 1:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gee I cant believe I am posting ..on Christmas Day.. 5 weeks after the last post!
But I am a Reality T V junky.. and I had missed all of the Restraunt,,
Now I know why .. my reality tv fairy was looking out for me!

Tonite.. on Bravo they ran the whole season of The Restraunt.. I watched it while wrapping gifts..
Thank God I didnt spend 6 weeks following the show!!
In my opinion.. the first 3 weeks was real, all the ones that quit..or got hurt.. are real..

The rest of the show , Rocco finally took time out from smoozing to watch the tapes .. pretented to turn it around "..ohhh I will work in kitchen for a day.. ""..ooohhh I will pretend to be a waiter for a day".. lol Give me a break the ones that quit.. they are the smart ones.. 67 dollars in tips for 12 hours work.. lol..( I got that when I was 17 and working at Dennys .. on a 3 hour shift.. swear to god no joke..) and they havent been paid in 4 weeks lol...

Jamie cooks in his restraunt.. Emirle cooks in his.. Booby Flay..grills in his... Rocco..well he smoozes and looses.. in my opinion lol

ALSO... MARK BURNETT.. what the h@ll was you thinking??.. from Survivor to this.. if there is really a Restraunt Two in the works.. make it good Mark B.. Make Rupert from Survivor the Genaral Manager and Jun and Allison fromm Big Bro the head waitressess LMAO

Surfgirl

Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 1:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK I just reread my last post ..please excuse all spelling errors..lol.. in my pissed off I have been a waitress frenzy (full of spiced eggnog) I forgot to run spellcheck!!

Pamy

Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Surfgirl! That show did get worse every week!!

Ocean_islands
Member

09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Celebrity TV chef sued by investors
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Posted: 11:17 AM EST (1617 GMT)


NEW YORK (AP) -- Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito is in a legal food fight with the people who say they financed his television restaurant and who are accusing him of mismanaging the eatery, which they say has lost more than a half million dollars.

A group called China Grill Management says in court papers that it put up more than $3 million so DiSpirito could open Rocco's on 22nd Street, an Italian restaurant that was the site of NBC's reality series "The Restaurant."

The show, which ran last summer, followed the 36-year-old chef and his staff through the opening and operation of a Manhattan restaurant. It's expected to begin a second limited run this May or June.

The court papers say that with DiSpirito in charge, the management group expected the restaurant "would be a critical and financial success as a result of DiSpirito's reputation, purported skills and personal commitment."

Instead, the investors say, "The quality of the food and service has been widely criticized" at Rocco's on 22nd Street and the restaurant "has yet to make a profit" -- losing "in excess of $600,000."

The investors, who sued in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, want a judgment that they alone own the restaurant. They also seek unspecified money damages.

The investors' lawyer, Laurance Kaiser, refused to comment on the suit Tuesday.

DiSpirito said he chose the wrong business partners and expressed confidence that any claims against him would be shown to be meritless. He said the restaurant "is a success because of my vision and hard work."

The group's court papers say DiSpirito spent insufficient time and effort on the food and service at the restaurant while "garnering significant media attention."

The investors' court papers, filed late Monday, also say they believe DiSpirito has received large sums of money for appearing on the show and in advertising related to the show.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/11/tv.chef.sued.ap/index.html

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"The group's court papers say DiSpirito spent insufficient time and effort on the food and service at the restaurant while "garnering significant media attention."

Well, they have a point.

I wonder if the main guy behind this law suit was the same investor they showed at the beginning of the series--the one who was complaining about the original location.

Poor Rocco. I'm sure he will cart in his "Mama" into court and she'll make everything better.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ummm how do you get the word out about a new restaurant without garnering significant media attention? HELLO! like duh! from what i hear, even with the "bad" reviews, people continue to come into the restaurant. so much so that mark burnett is going to do another year of the show. the investors are just pushed out of shape because rocco didn't give anyone shares of his money from the show obviously!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rocco sued over bad food, poor service.
The crappy food and awful service was a source of drama on The Restaurant, and now they're the source of a lawsuit against Rocco. His business partners, including Jeffrey Chodorow, claim Rocco "has spent insufficient time on the food and service at the restaurant and has not devoted the time and effort needed to operate the restaurant in a financially responsible manner." The Daily News reports that Chodorow's company "poured $3 million into Rocco's 22nd St.," and wants to "oust DiSpirito from his namesake joint." In a statement reproduced by the New York Times, Rocco says that actually, it was his idea to sue first: "I have refrained for months from suing Jeffrey Chodorow. ... I look forward to having him held accountable for his actions." The Times also reports that production on the second season has been completed, and it will air later this spring.
+ also: is Rocco neglecting his other restaurants and "spending more time at Rocco's on 22nd Street, his television-created spaghetti parlor"?

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/


Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
BUT... Mark Burnett is not doing the show because people come into the restaurant. He's doing the show again because of Rocco's "star quality," and the fact that it is a successful advertising venue.

It IS the same guy that they showed in the beginning of the series, Scorpiomoon -- I saw his photo on Page Six of the NY Post today.

That article (link here: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/17699.htm) says that the lawsuit states that Rocco's has experienced $600,000 in operating losses since opening just seven months ago.

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is a FREAKIN' RIOT!

Thank you for the link YIC!

Did you see this part:

"The Post's Page Six reported last month the second season will revolve around clashes between 'Rocco and his financial backer, Jeffrey Chodorow . . . The two squabble over how to run things as losses mount, with Chodorow finally trying to seize control and DiSpirito barricading himself in the office.'"

Now THAT would be worth seeing!

The funny thing is, throughout the show it was proven time and time again what a horrible businessman Rocco is. I can only imagine what defense he will use once in court.

Every time I read:

"'Rocco's is a success because of my vision and hard work. The continued success of that restaurant remains my goal,'"

...I have flashbacks of a customer with her hand sliding up to Rocco's crotch and the time he went into the kitchen and chopped up some parsley.

Oh, the memories...