"The Restaurant" Reality Show Season 1

[bpearis]

Oh dear, Rocco starts starts getting real

[Jinmyo]

Jebus, Murray, and Yosif.

[Belmont3]

Reality TV coming to a kitchen near you. How will they be able to air the conversation in the kitchen when most of it will be "bleeped"out

[Suzanne F]

On NBC? Broadcast? The bleeps will overpower everything else on the soundtrack! And is this to be 1 hour per week for six weeks? Don't you wish YOU could build and open a new restaurant in only 6 weeks?

edit: great minds think alike, Belmont.

Edited January 17, 2003 by Suzanne F (log)

[Belmont3]

I wonder how much $$$$$$ NBC is putting into this restaurant and in Roccos bank account. Seems like he is in a win-win situation

[Wilfrid]

Has anyone noticed that the common factor in these reality shows is the high degree of artificiality. Fake bachelors, fake restaurants. I am not getting it. A serious documentary about Union Pacific might be interesting.

Edited January 17, 2003 by Wilfrid (log)

[Ron Johnson]

This show would be a lot more entertaining if it was following Bourdain opening a restaurant 20 years ago. Now, that, I would watch.

[Suzanne F]

Remember "Tattingers?" Nathan Lane's sitcom? Emeril's sitcom? "Three's Company?" (note to the management: we need a :gack: smiley).

Belmont -- the article said that NBC isn't putting ANY $$$$ into this project -- it's all to be funded by product placement and sponsors. Can't you just see Rocco saying, "Wait, you know what this Nabisco ® -saltine -crusted, Doxsee ® canned oyster dish needs to be perfect? A sauce with Hellman's ® Mayonnaise and Heinz ® India Relish , and a wedge of Sunkist ® lemon!"

[Liza]

Hmm. About the 'reality'. This won't be filmed at UP, but rather at a specially-built site. I read that as: filmed on a set. And they'll be arranging the 'patrons'. I read that as: actors.

But I'm the skeptical sort.

[bpearis]

Hmm. About the 'reality'. This won't be filmed at UP, but rather at a specially-built site. I read that as: filmed on a set. And they'll be arranging the 'patrons'. I read that as: actors.

But I'm the skeptical sort.

but they also say that anyone can make reservations. i wonder if the restaurant will continue after the show ends?

[Lady T]

I can hardly wait to see how good the tipping is (or isn't) at this place! I guess I'll watch almost anything once -- but I'm with Liza: I'm skeptical.

[Varmint]

When will we be able to order by mail the special "The Restaurant" toque?

[Coop]

This is just the break I am looking for. Here is the plan I fly to New York make reservations at the Restaurant. Than I get one of those multi coloured afro wigs and a John 316 sign. Than as the food comes out I scream Your the Man to know one in particular. Now of course one of the NBC executives notices my obvious talent and next thing you know I have my own show like Kieth Famie.

[jhlurie]

This is just the break I am looking for. Here is the plan I fly to New York make reservations at the Restaurant. Than I get one of those multi coloured afro wigs and a John 316 sign. Than as the food comes out I scream Your the Man to know one in particular. Now of course one of the NBC executives notices my obvious talent and next thing you know I have my own show like Kieth Famie.

I haven't the words...

[Stone]

I think you've found the venue for the next eGullet New York dinner.

[jhlurie]

I think you've found the venue for the next eGullet New York dinner.

If that's a dare, don't think we won't do it!

[ngatti]

This just off the NRN subsciber mail:

"Rocco to roll: Chef, 'Survivor' creator cook up reality-TV show"

A new television series called "The Restaurant" is supposed to debut on NBC next July. NRN reports that six-episodes of a reality based docudrama is going to follow Rocco DiSpirito opening a new restaurant here in NYC.

Nick

[Wilfrid]

Only two months late, old bean.

[ngatti]

The Bastids probably got it off eGullet too. NRN never cease to annoy me.

Nick

[Liza]

What is this NRN?

[tommy]

it's only like *the* nation's restaurant news. a-der.

clickety.

[Wilfrid]

Yeah, like, uh, very professional, Liza.

(Aside: so that's what it is...)

[Liza]

it's only like *the* nation's restaurant news.  a-der.

clickety.

Aha.

So that's why they're weeks late on this story!?

[CathyL]

NRN is for tourists.

[elyse]

This is just the break I am looking for. Here is the plan I fly to New York make reservations at the Restaurant. Than I get one of those multi coloured afro wigs and a John 316 sign. Than as the food comes out I scream Your the Man to know one in particular. Now of course one of the NBC executives notices my obvious talent and next thing you know I have my own show like Kieth Famie.

Please invite me when you do this!