Rocco's Dinner Party

Season 1

TV-14

Each episode has Rocco DiSpirito judging four aspiring chefs to see if they have what it takes to impress at a private dinner party attended by his discriminating guests. The chefs are asked to create their favorite dish, then a themed appetizer and then a complete menu for the dinner party. After each task, one chef will be eliminated.

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10 Episodes

Speakeasy
E1
SpeakeasyThe chefs must create a prohibition-era supper club complete with reminiscent food and décor.
The Mystery Guest
E2
The Mystery GuestOn this episode of Rocco's Dinner Party, Chef & NY restaurant owner King Phojanakang, high school culinary teacher Joel Gargano and Private Chef Michelle Karam compete to create the perfect dinner party for Rocco's mystery guest! Armed with a dossier of details on their guest of honor, and with $20,000 at stake, the chefs must customize menus and decor around the secret guest's particular passions; a star in the culinary community with a taste for travel, a love of spices and a preference for the unfussy.
Mangia! Mangia!
E3
Mangia! Mangia!The stakes couldn't be higher on Rocco's Dinner Party as identical Italian twin brothers Fabrizio and Nicola Carro, and New Jersey caterer Ninamarie Bojekian compete to impress an assembly of Italian elite, including Italian food icon Silvano Marchetto. The chefs face the challenge of turning friends into family with a traditional Italian family style dinner for a $20,000 prize.
Summer in the City
E4
Summer in the CityThe contestants set out to create the most delicious dinner party, with a healthy spin.
Town and Country
E5
Town and CountryOn this episode of Rocco's Dinner Party, Connecticut housewife & cooking school owner Nicole Strait, Australian airline chef Corey Roberts and NY based 'Ambassador of Vegan Cooking,' Ayinde Howell, compete to capture the sophisticated tastes and glamour of 'Town' and the rustic farm to table simplicity of 'Country.' The chefs must transform Rocco's dining rooms and create a phenomenal menu in their bid to win $20,000.
French Cuisine
E6
French CuisineOn this episode of Rocco's Dinner Party (2011), Brooklyn chef Vanessa Cantave, high end caterer to the stars, Daniel Vater, and biscotti baker and mother of five, Natalie Stone, compete to throw Rocco and his friends a French Bistro inspired dinner party. The chefs must put their spin on classic Julia Child dishes and decorate one of three dining rooms in their bid to win $20,000.
Bangers 'N Cash
E7
Bangers 'N CashThe chefs throw a gastropub themed dinner party.
Runway Ready
E8
Runway ReadyChefs compete to create a line of dishes inspired by both handmade, high-end fashion, and mass produced, ready-to-wear clothing.
Perfect Pairings
E9
Perfect PairingsAchieving the perfect intimate and romantic dinner party is never easy. On this episode of Rocco's Dinner Party, NY caterer Vicki Ferentinos, Minneapolis food truck chef Chris Thompson, and cooking hobbyist (with a Wall Street day job!) Yuki Tsutsui vie for $20,000 as Rocco honors The Daily Show's real life couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee with a 10th anniversary celebration. The food and decor have to work together to inspire an atmosphere of festive romance while honoring the spirit of this comedic couple.
Liza with a B!
E10
Liza with a B!On this episode of Rocco's Dinner Party, healthy caterer Frank Picchione, opera singer Lucia Palmieri and restaurant owner/chef Antonio Bettencourt vie to throw the best bash ever for Liza Minnelli's 65th Birthday. There's $20,000 at stake; as well as some serious bragging rights- as the chefs compete to throw a fete worthy of the incomparable Liza with a Z!