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apskip:
Rocco DiSpirito's new reality show, Rocco's Dinner Party sounds a bit like Top Chef to me.

"I'm throwing a real dinner party with my friends in my New York City apartment, and it's gonna be really fun," Rocco tells us excitedly. BRAVO will be starting this new series after Top chef Master 3 finishes in mid-June. "It's a real dinner party with real people and there's a lot at stake. Plus, a special guest of each show will be the kind of guest that will really scare the crap out of the chefs. Meaning guys who scared the crap out of me when I was cooking."

"It is going to be very different than Top Chef because it's a close-ended show," Rocco stresses. "At the end of every episode, we find a winner...there's no show like that on Bravo." Huh? How about every Top Chef episode except a very few.

Another thing that sets this Party apart: "We also have a really cool design element. The chefs are going to be called upon not only to create a menu that will be appropriate for my guests and all their needs, but to create an atmosphere that will be visually stunning [and] materially add to the enjoyment of our guests. So you're going to get to watch my apartment transform from one thing to another."

Things do not bode well for this new show, but I will reserve judgment until after I see a few episodes.

TexasLady:
I'm with you apskip. I'll give this show a try and see how it goes.  

(I loved his mother when he was starting his first restaurant show and she would make the meatballs for him.)

apskip:
There is a little more information on how this show will work. 3 chefs will be working a dinner party Rocco Dispirito is throwing in his home. A mix of celebrities and real people will be the dinner guests. An example of one party is Liza Minnelli's 65th birthday party (which occurred in March 2011; I know because we share the same birthdate although not birth year). At the end of the evening one of the chefs wins $20,000. Some industry experts are calling it "Chopped" for a party and for more money, although it does have the sparkling personality of Rocco to give it more pzazz.

apskip:
Here are some videos just blogged today by Bravo:

Oxtails and Cauliflower highlight a meal with Marcus Sameulsson and Kelly Choi among the guests:
http://www.bravotv.com/roccos-dinner-party/season-1/videos/a-stage-for-ox-tail     1:23

Introduction of the chefs for the first episode: Geoff Johnson, Britt Kurent, J.J. Johnson
http://www.bravotv.com/roccos-dinner-party/season-1/videos/who-can-pull-off-the-perfect-dinner-party     2:02

apskip:
Now is the time. This series starts its telecasts tonight at 11pm after the Top chef Masters 3 finale. Next week, it will take over the Wednesday 10pm EDT time slot on Bravo.

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