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As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

Rocco DiSpirito

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Rocco DiSpirito
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 19
Chef
Restaurateur
Jamaica
Queens
Going
Restaurant
Always
Restaurants
Basically
Chaos
Drama
Control
Jobs
Business

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