Rocco DiSpirito News

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All aboard the Restaurant Express as Robert Irvine tests the business and culinary skills of nine aspiring restaurant owners in new series premiering Sunday, November 3rd at 9pm.

Family restaurants on the brink of failure are given a unique chance to turn their fortunes around with the help of celebrated chef and restaurateur Rocco DiSpirito in the six-episode series Restaurant Divided, premiering Thursday, October 24th at 10pm ET/PT on Food Network. Each struggling restaurant is run by a family torn apart by conflicting ideas on how to save their establishment. Rocco puts them both to the test by dividing the space into two restaurant concepts open side-by-side, serving real customers and critics for one night. Based on profitability, customer reviews and his own expertise, Rocco ultimately decides which vision is most successful and stays open.

To help Cassandra with her diet and nutrition, trainer Chris Powell brings in celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito to show her how to make quick and healthy meals.

As the summer heats up so do the food options in Atlantic City. Eight new restaurants (six at Tropicana alone) are opening in July offering everything from Boardwalk bites to gourmet fare. Also in July, Caesars hosts the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival a weekend long feast of culinary experiences.

THE TALK kicks off July with “THE TALK Food Festival” series, a month-long summer cooking celebration featuring seasonal recipes from celebrity chefs. Throughout the month, chefs including Rocco Dispirito, Curtis Stone, Cat Cora, Anne Burrell, Pat Neely, Rick Bayless, Lidia Bastianich and Jessica Collins (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) will join THE TALK co-hosts in the kitchen and share some of their favorite culinary creations from 2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT, on the CBS Television Network.

Conde Nast Entertainment today launched a new digital video network with slates of original video series inspired by Glamour and GQ.

Hallmark Movie Channel, today announced an exciting new partnership anchored by an exclusive cable syndication agreement bringing award-winning lifestyle program THE BETTER SHOW to Hallmark Channel's lineup of daytime lifestyle programming.

The Drama League honored five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald at The Drama League's 29th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway last night, February 11, 2013 at the famed Pierre Hotel (2 East 61st Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and you can check out photos below!

The Drama League will honor five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald at The Drama League's 29th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway, on February 11, 2013 at the famed Pierre Hotel (2 East 61st Street). Amy Eller and Ellen Fox are the 2013 Gala Chairpersons. Tickets and tables are available by calling (212) 244-9494 or visiting www.dramaleague.org/audra.

The Drama League's 2013 Gala Online Auction opens today, January 22 at www.biddingforgood.com/thedramaleague, featuring over fifty once-in-a-lifetime prize packages, including exclusive celebrity experiences with Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Cattrall, chef Rocco Dispirito, violinist Joshua Bell, Broadway opening night parties for The Big Knife and The Trip To Bountiful; luxury vacations to Marrakech, London, Las Vegas, and Chicago; and over forty additional elegant items and elegant experiences.

Talk Show Listings For Monday, October 1

Talk Show Listings For Monday, October 1

DiSpirito is best known as a celebrity chef and a cookbook author. He is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan. He just visited 'Good Morning America,' where he promoted his new book 'Now Eat This! Italian' and you can check out photos from the appearance below!

Stand Up To Cancer today announced that more than $81 million has been pledged so far in connection with its star-studded September 7 'roadblock' fundraising telecast to accelerate ground-breaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, including pediatric cancer patients through the creation of a new pediatric cancer research 'Dream Team.'

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofía Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ray Romano, Felicity Huffman, Max Greenfield, Stacy Keibler, Maura Tierney, Rocco DiSpirito, Ethan Zohn and Olympic Gold Medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in Stand Up To Cancer's landmark event tonight, September 7 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT). They join celebrities from film, television, music and sports in a nationally televised broadcast which will fund groundbreaking translational research that delivers new therapies to cancer patients quickly and save lives. Watch the live stream on Zap2It HERE!

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofía Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ray Romano, Felicity Huffman, Max Greenfield, Stacy Keibler, Maura Tierney, Rocco DiSpirito, Ethan Zohn and Olympic Gold Medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in Stand Up To Cancer's landmark event tonight, SEPTEMBER 7 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT).

Beginning tomorrow, find Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel's daughter Alexa Ray Joel all grown up and walking the red carpet at New York Fashion Week with a camera and crew in tow for the social network JULIB.com

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofía Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ray Romano, Felicity Huffman, Max Greenfield, Stacy Keibler, Maura Tierney, Rocco DiSpirito, Ethan Zohn and Olympic Gold Medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in Stand Up To Cancer's landmark event on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT).