Flavor

Rocco Dispirito, chef and proprietor of Manhattan's Union Pacific and Rocco's restaurants, attended the Culinary Institute of America at age sixteen, then studied at the Jardin de Cygne in Paris. He has worked at the Adrienne in New York, and was chef de partie at Aujourd'hui in Boston. Eventually, Rocco joined Lespinasse's opening team. In 1997, DiSpirito opened Union Pacific. He stars in Melting Pot Mediterranean on the Food Network, starred in the NBC series The Restaurant, is a regular guest on the Today show, and has appeared on many other TV shows, including Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, and The Late Show with David Letterman. He lives in New York City Kris Sherer has written articles on food, restaurants, and agriculture for various publications and websites and is the former administrative assistant to DiSpirito. Kris attended L'Ecole des Arts Culinaires et de l'Hotellerie in Lyon, France. She lives in Rhinebeck, New YorkDiSpirito, Rocco is the author of 'Flavor', published 2003 under ISBN 9780786868568 and ISBN 0786868562.