
The Restaurant

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\nCelebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito opened the Gramercy Park, New York City, restaurant Union Pacific in August, 1997. The NBC series, it was announced, would follow DiSpirito as he launched and operated a new Manhattan restaurant. The first season revolved around the construction and opening of Rocco's on 22nd, scheduled to open in five weeks. Some 7.5 million viewers tuned in for the July 20, 2003 premiere focusing on the search for a location and construction work for the new restaurant.
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\nAmong the 2000 people who showed up hoping to be hired were various actors, models and show business hopefuls. In addition to Rocco's mother, Nicolina DiSpirito, known for her famous meatballs, the show's on-camera personnel included David Miller, Alex Corrado, Domiziano Arcangeli, Heather Kristin, Natalie Norman, Topher Goodman, Lisa Wurzel, Brian Allen, Gideon Horowitz, Heather Snell, Amanda Congdon, Pete Giovine, Uzay Tumer, Emily Shaw, Lonn Coward, Carrie Keranen, Colleen Fitzgerald, Caroline Matler, Brian Petruzzell, Lola Belle, Susanna Hari, Tony Acinapura, John Charlesworth, Laurent Saillard, Perry Pollaci, Matt DiBarro and Tim Donoho.
Genre: Reality-TV
Actor: Natalie, Rocco DiSpirito, Ayelet Argaman, Kimberly Campoli, Jeffrey Chodorow, Fran Drescher, Jason Giambi, Heather Kristin, Sophia Robbins, Susan 'Lola' Shiebler
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Countries: USA
Languages: en, English,
Produced By: Reveille Productions, Magna Global Entertainment, Mark Burnett Productions
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Runtime: 60 min
Date Published: 2003-07-20
Year Released: 2003
Rating: 10 out of 10
Content Rating: TV-Y7
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 5
Views: 407
Quality: HD