The Restaurant is a reality television miniseries that broadcast on NBC in 2003, with a second season broadcasting in 2004. The first season revolved around the construction and launch of Rocco's on 22nd, a New York City restaurant over the span of just five weeks. The second season, filmed six months after the restaurant's opening, showed an ongoing power conflict between celebrity chef (and part owner) Rocco DiSpirito and financier Jeffrey Chodorow, stemming from the restaurant's lack of profitability despite its popularity. Reality television is a genre of television programming which generally is unscripted, documenting actual events over fiction, and featuring ordinary people over professional actors. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... The 1986 Peacock logo, designed by Chermayeff & Geismar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, music, and culture. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York familiarized by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A chef (also executive chef or chef de cuisine), from the French for chief or head person, is the executive in charge of a kitchen, responsible for recipe and menu creation, staff training, and overseeing all cooking. ... Rocco DiSpirito is an American chef in New York City, who was born in Jamaica, Queens on November 19, 1966. ...

On July 27, 2004, New York Supreme Court Judge Ira Gammerman issued an injunction barring Rocco DiSpirito from Rocco's on 22nd street and gave Jeffrey Chodorow permission to sell or reopen the restaurant under a new theme. Chodorow and DiSpirito are ordered to return to court on August 31 to determine if there was an agreement between the parties and if DiSpirito violated the agreement. DiSpirito has filed a $6 million countersuit charging accounting irregularities. DiSpirito claims 50% ownership and $175,000 in unpaid salary. Chodorow initially invested $4 million in the restaurant and claims to have lost an additional $700,000. New York County Supreme Court building at 60 Centre Street, from across Foley Square The Supreme Court of the State of New York is one of several New York State trial courts in which cases originate. ... An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that either prohibits or compels (enjoins or restrains) a party from continuing a particular activity. ...

The restaurant closed its doors on 15 September 2004.

The restaurant is expected to re-open under a new name and a new format (Brazilian steakhouse) with Chef Claude Troisgros. Troisgros, from Roanne, France, is renowned for his namesake restaurant in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Roanne is a town in southern France in the Loire département, about 90km north-west of Lyon. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ...

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• The Restaurant