Food Network has added another show to the family business reality genre with "Restaurant Divided," airing Thursdays. Each week, chef Rocco Dispirito comes into a struggling family-run restaurant whose owners are split over how to save it.
Dispirito then divides the space in two, with one side each devoted to the competing concepts. Customers and critics are invited in for one night. After that, Dispirito looks at the profitability of the night and the customer reviews and decides which idea works better for keeping the restaurant afloat.
By email, Dispirito shares thoughts about the show and the idea of family-run restaurants.
Zap2it: Where did the idea for "Restaurant Divided" originate?
Rocco Dispirito: It was an original idea from Leopard Films USA.
Zap2it: What do you think makes you the right host for the show?
Rocco Dispirito: My personal experience opening and operating several restaurants - one...
Dispirito then divides the space in two, with one side each devoted to the competing concepts. Customers and critics are invited in for one night. After that, Dispirito looks at the profitability of the night and the customer reviews and decides which idea works better for keeping the restaurant afloat.
By email, Dispirito shares thoughts about the show and the idea of family-run restaurants.
Zap2it: Where did the idea for "Restaurant Divided" originate?
Rocco Dispirito: It was an original idea from Leopard Films USA.
Zap2it: What do you think makes you the right host for the show?
Rocco Dispirito: My personal experience opening and operating several restaurants - one...
- 10/31/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
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