Rocco DiSpirito Biography
Rocco DiSpirito is an American James Beard award-winning chef, healthy lifestyle crusader, and a highly acclaimed author of thirteen books; including five New York Times bestsellers. He is best known as a celebrity chef and a cookbook author.
DiSpirito is recognized for his inspiring weight loss journey and has dedicated his life to proving that healthy and delicious are not mutually exclusive.
He attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York from where he graduated in 1986 later joining Boston University from where he graduated in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in business.
He is known for his Italian-American cuisine and his innovative fusion cooking. He performed a public service announcement for Do Something to promote food drives for schools in 2006.
He also appeared as himself on the ABC television series Castle in the episode “Food to Die For” on May 3, 2010. He then debuted as host of a weekly reality TV cooking competition, titled Rocco’s Dinner Party, on Bravo TV on June 15, 2011. He appeared as a celebrity contestant on the June 21, 2012, episode of the Fox dating game show The Choice.
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Rocco DiSpirito Age
DiSpirito was born on 19 November, 1966 in Queens, New York, U.S. He is 52 years old as of 2018.
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Rocco was previously married to Natalie David. Following their divorce in 2000, neither Rocco nor Natalie has talked about what led to failing of their marriage. After his divorce, Rocco was allegedly dating Italian actress, Yvonne Scio. The couple got engaged but they later split in 2004.
In 2006, DiSpirito was linked to be dating CNN host Whitney Casey but none of the two revealed much about the relationship.
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DiSpirito is best known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan.
New York Times reviewer Ruth Reichl, in an ecstatic three-star review, reported that a woman at the next table was moaning in uncontrollable ecstasy as she ate but it was then impossible to determine what dish had provoked that reaction, since just about every entree was worthy of such moans. He departed Union Pacific in 2004.
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DiSpirito starred in the NBC reality television show The Restaurant, which followed the launch and operation of a new Manhattan restaurant called Rocco’s on 22nd from 2003 to 2004. The Restaurant was canceled and she was successfully sued by the restaurant’s financier Jeffrey Chodorow to have the restaurant shut down and DiSpirito banned from entering the premises.
He succeeded Arthur Schwartz as host of Food Talk, an hour-long morning talk show on New York Radio WOR (AM), from October 2004 through December 2005, and then hosted 12 episodes of the TV show Rocco Gets Real on A&E (October 4 through December 27, 2008).
DiSpirito was also featured in a Lincoln MKX commercial and the ABC sitcom The Knights of Prosperity, and was a guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef. She returned in the Top Chef season three finale (Top Chef: Miami) — in which three celebrity chefs were brought to work as sous chefs to the contestants, with DiSpirito assisting Hung Huynh — and was a guest judge on the March 14, 2008 Top Chef season four premiere (Top Chef: Chicago).
DiSpirito appeared on NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Couples (season 5) in an episode that aired on February 5, 2008 (episode 506). In the episode, contestants were challenged to prepare three healthy courses based on DiSpirito’s recipes; DiSpirito judged the food and determined the winning team. The next season he appeared on the second episode (airing September 23, 2008) of The Biggest Loser: Families, taking the “worst” cook of each pair shopping and teaching them to prepare healthy recipes.
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♦ The Pound a Day Diet: Lose Up to 5 Pounds in 5 Days by Eating the Foods You Love – 2014
♦ Now Eat This! 150 of America’s Favorite Comfort Foods, All Under 350 Calories: A Cookbook – 2010
♦ The Negative Calorie Diet: 10 All You Can Eat Foods – 2015
♦ Rocco’s Healthy & Delicious: More Than 200 (Mostly) Plant-Based Recipes for Everyday Life – 2017
♦ Now Eat This! Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks Eating 6 Meals a Day! Rocco DiSpirito – 2011
♦Now Eat This! Italian – 2012
♦Cook Your Butt Off! Lose Up to a Pound a Day with Fat-Burning Foods and Gluten-Free Recipes – 2015
♦ Flavor – 2003
♦ Rocco’s Five Minute Flavor: Fabulous Meals with 5 Ingredients in 5 Minutes – 2011
♦ Rocco’s Real Life Recipes: Fast Flavor for Everyday – 2007
♦ Now Eat This! 100 Quick ♦Calorie Cuts at Home / On-the-Go – 2011
♦ Rocco’s Italian-American – 2004
♦ Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home, Every Day – 2008
♦ Rocco’s 5 Minute Flavor – 2005
♦ Rocco’s Favorite Menues – 2006
♦ Rocco Dispirito’s Last Minute Entertaining – 2006
♦ Cook Your Butt Off! Drop Up to 14 Pounds in 14 Days with 75 Gluten Free Recipes- 2015
Rocco DiSpirito Now Eat This
Since September 15, 2012, he hosts the syndicated television program Now Eat This! with Rocco Dispirito. On the show, he challenges families and individuals to make over their diets and adopt a healthier lifestyle.
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He was also a contestant on season seven of Dancing With The Stars and was paired with professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff. DiSpirito was eliminated on the October 14, 2008, episode and placed ninth overall.
Rocco DiSpirito Salary
Rocco’s salary is not yet revealed.
Rocco DiSpirito Net Worth
Being one of the most popular celebrity TV chefs, DiSpirito has an estimated net worth of $9 million.
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Some of DiSpirito’s recipes include:
Rocco’s 3-Grams-of-Fat Blue Cheese Dressing
Blue cheese has gained traction lately because its rich, creamy texture and tangy taste are fabulous. This is no lean cheese, but thankfully, Chef Rocco DiSpirito offers a healthy version of this delectable topping.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rocco’s Magnificent Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, mashed to a paste
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 5 oz reduced-fat blue cheese
- salt and freshly black pepper
Directions
Rocco’s Buffalo and Blue Chicken Tenders
Buffalo wings can total to an astonishing 1,188 calories per serving. Chef Rocco DiSpirito’s recipe slashs the calorie total by more than 1/3. Swap the wings with low-fat chicken tenders, the buffalo sauce with a great low-fat store-bought product, and regular blue cheese dressing with reduced-fat blue cheese dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat Panko crumbs
- 12 oz chicken tenders
- 1/2 cup spicy Buffalo wings sauce
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat blue cheese dressing
- 4 large egg whites
- salt and pepper
- non-stick cooking spray
Directions
Using a pastry brush, brush the chicken fingers with the Buffalo sauce. Arrange the chicken fingers on a platter, and serve with the blue cheese dressing for dipping.
Rocco DiSpirito Meatballs
DIRECTIONS
Place the chicken stock, onion, garlic, and parsley in a blender or food processor and puree.
In a large bowl, combine the pureed stock mix, meat, bread crumbs, egg, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, red pepper flakes, and salt.
Combine with hands until mixture is uniform, do not overmix.
Put a little olive oil on your hands and form mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls.
Pour about 1/2 inch of extra virgin olive oil in straight sided, 10-inch-wide saute pan and heat over medium-high flame.
Add the meatballs to the pan, working in batches if necessary, and brown meatballs, turning once.
This should take about 10-15 minutes.
While meatballs are browning, heat the marinara sauce in a large pot.
Transfer the meatballs to the pot with the marinara sauce and simmer for one hour.
Serve alone or over your favorite pasta
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