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U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Culinary_Institute_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Culinary Institute of America">Culinary Institute of America</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Chef" title="Chef">Chef</a>, <a href="/wiki/Author" title="Author">author</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rocco DiSpirito</b> (born November 19, 1966) is an American <a href="/wiki/Chef" title="Chef">chef</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality television</a> personality based in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, known for starring in the series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Restaurant_(American_TV_series)" title="The Restaurant (American TV series)">The Restaurant</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocco_DiSpirito&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DiSpirito was born in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>. He graduated in 1986 from the <a href="/wiki/Culinary_Institute_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Culinary Institute of America">Culinary Institute of America</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_New_York" title="Hyde Park, New York">Hyde Park, New York</a>, and in 1990 from <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a> with a bachelor's degree in business.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocco_DiSpirito&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DiSpirito is known for his <a href="/wiki/Italian_Americans" title="Italian Americans">Italian American</a> cuisine and his <a href="/wiki/Fusion_cuisine" title="Fusion cuisine">fusion</a> cooking.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiSpirito is known as a <a href="/wiki/Celebrity_chef" title="Celebrity chef">celebrity chef</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Cookbook" title="Cookbook">cookbook</a> author. He is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the <a href="/wiki/Gramercy_Park" title="Gramercy Park">Gramercy Park</a> section of <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>. A year later, <i>New York Times</i> reviewer <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Reichl" title="Ruth Reichl">Ruth Reichl</a>, in a three-star review, reported that a woman at the next table was moaning in ecstasy as she ate, but it was impossible to determine what had provoked that reaction since so many dishes were worthy of such a reaction.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DiSpirito departed Union Pacific in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2003 to 2004, DiSpirito starred in the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality television</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Restaurant_(American_TV_series)" title="The Restaurant (American TV series)">The Restaurant</a></i>, which followed the launch and operation of a new Manhattan restaurant called Rocco's on 22nd.<sup id="cite_ref-NYDN_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYDN-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show was canceled, and DiSpirito was successfully sued by the restaurant's financier <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Chodorow" title="Jeffrey Chodorow">Jeffrey Chodorow</a> to have the restaurant shut down, and DiSpirito banned from entering the premises.<sup id="cite_ref-NYDN_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYDN-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiSpirito succeeded Arthur Schwartz as host of <i>Food Talk</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an hour-long morning talk show on New York Radio <a href="/wiki/WOR_(AM)" title="WOR (AM)">WOR (AM)</a>, from October 2004 through December 2005, and then hosted 12 episodes of the TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Rocco_Gets_Real" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocco Gets Real">Rocco Gets Real</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/A%26E_(TV_network)" title="A&E (TV network)">A&E</a> (October 4 through December 27, 2008).<sup id="cite_ref-gordinier_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gordinier-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was featured in a <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_MKX" title="Lincoln MKX">Lincoln MKX</a> commercial<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Knights_of_Prosperity" title="The Knights of Prosperity">The Knights of Prosperity</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was a guest judge on Bravo's <i><a href="/wiki/Top_Chef" title="Top Chef">Top Chef</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYP_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYP-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiSpirito returned in the <a href="/wiki/Top_Chef_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Chef (season 3)"><i>Top Chef</i></a> season three finale (<i>Top Chef: Miami</i>) — in which three celebrity chefs were brought to work as sous chefs to the contestants, with DiSpirito assisting <a href="/wiki/Hung_Huynh" title="Hung Huynh">Hung Huynh</a> — and was a guest judge on the March 14, 2008 <a href="/wiki/Top_Chef_(season_4)" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Chef (season 4)"><i>Top Chef</i></a> season four premiere (<i>Top Chef: Chicago</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He appeared on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_5)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 5)">The Biggest Loser: Couples</a></i> (season 5) in an episode that aired on February 5, 2008 (episode 506), in which contestants were challenged to prepare three healthy courses based on DiSpirito's recipes; DiSpirito judged the food and determined the winning team. The following season he appeared on the second episode (airing September 23, 2008) of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(season_6)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Biggest Loser (season 6)">The Biggest Loser: Families</a></i>, taking the "worst" cook of each pair shopping and teaching them to prepare healthy recipes. </p><p>DiSpirito was a contestant on season seven of <i><a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dancing with the Stars (American season 7)">Dancing with the Stars</a></i> and was paired with professional ballroom dancer <a href="/wiki/Karina_Smirnoff" title="Karina Smirnoff">Karina Smirnoff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was eliminated on the October 14, 2008, episode and placed ninth overall.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, DiSpirito performed a public service announcement for <a href="/wiki/DoSomething" title="DoSomething">DoSomething</a> to promote food drives for schools.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 3, 2010, DiSpirito appeared as himself on the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> television series <i><a href="/wiki/Castle_(TV_series)" title="Castle (TV series)">Castle</a></i> in the episode "Food to Die For."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 15, 2011, DiSpirito debuted as host of a weekly reality TV cooking competition, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Rocco%27s_Dinner_Party" title="Rocco's Dinner Party">Rocco's Dinner Party</a></i>, on Bravo TV.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiSpirito appeared as a celebrity contestant on the June 21, 2012, episode of the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> dating game show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_(American_TV_series)" title="The Choice (American TV series)">The Choice</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiSpirito hosted the syndicated television program <i>Now Eat This! with Rocco Dispirito</i>, which debuted on September 15, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, DiSpirito hosted the Food Network reality show <i>Restaurant Divided</i>, where he went to struggling restaurants where the owners had two differing visions and then picked which concept would save the restaurant.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 20, 2017, DiSpirito appeared on celebrity chef Guy Fieri's <i>Guy's Grocery Games - Superstar Tournament Part 1</i>, competing against other celebrity chefs for a $40,000 first prize donated to their chosen charity. DiSpirito made it to the finale and beat out the previous tournament winner Iron Chef <a href="/wiki/Alex_Guarnaschelli" title="Alex Guarnaschelli">Alex Guarnaschelli</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DiSpirito has appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Guy%27s_Grocery_Games" title="Guy's Grocery Games">Guy's Grocery Games</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-M_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has also appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Champions_(TV_series)" title="Tournament of Champions (TV series)">Tournament of Champions</a></i>, both which are hosted by his friend <a href="/wiki/Guy_Fieri" title="Guy Fieri">Guy Fieri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-M_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has also made appearances on <i><a href="/wiki/Guy%27s_Ranch_Kitchen" title="Guy's Ranch Kitchen">Guy's Ranch Kitchen</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-M_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-M-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a lengthy hiatus as a restaurateur, DiSpirito returned to the kitchen in 2019 as the chef at the Standard Grill in New York City's <a href="/wiki/Meatpacking_District,_Manhattan" title="Meatpacking District, Manhattan">Meatpacking District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-merwin_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merwin-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2019 it was announced that DiSpirito was no longer with the restaurant.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocco_DiSpirito&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, DiSpirito underwent an emergency surgery, a <a href="/wiki/Discectomy" title="Discectomy">discectomy</a> spinal surgery for his acute sciatica.<sup id="cite_ref-E_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surgery left DiSpirito in a wheelchair while he learned to walk again.<sup id="cite_ref-FW_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FW-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocco_DiSpirito&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Beard_Foundation_Award" title="James Beard Foundation Award">James Beard Foundation Award</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-Food_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Food-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for his book <i>Flavor</i></li> <li>1999, <i>America's Best New Chef</i><sup id="cite_ref-Food_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Food-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by <i><a href="/wiki/Food_%26_Wine" title="Food & Wine">Food & Wine</a></i> magazine</li> <li>2000, <i>Most Exciting Young Chef</i><sup id="cite_ref-Food_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Food-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by <i><a href="/wiki/Gourmet_(magazine)" title="Gourmet (magazine)">Gourmet</a></i> magazine</li> <li>2000, Nominated Best Chef: New York City by James Beard Foundation<sup id="cite_ref-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2001, Nominated Best Chef: New York City by James Beard Foundation<sup id="cite_ref-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2002, <i>Sexiest Chef Alive</i><sup id="cite_ref-Food_28-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Food-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by <i><a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a></i></li> <li>2003 Nominated Best Chef: New York City by James Beard Foundation<sup id="cite_ref-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2004 Winner James Beard Award: Best Cookbook - Cooking From A Professional Point of View<sup id="cite_ref-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brett_Moore,_About.com_Guide-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cookbooks">Cookbooks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocco_DiSpirito&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cookbooks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>(2003, November 5) <i>Flavor</i>. Hyperion. (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0786868562" title="Special:BookSources/0786868562">0786868562</a>)</li> <li>(2004, November 17) <i>Rocco's Italian American</i>. Hyperion. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0786868570" title="Special:BookSources/0786868570">0786868570</a>)</li> <li>(2005, December 6) <i>Rocco's Five Minute Flavor: Fabulous Meals with 5 Ingredients in 5 Minutes</i>. Scribner. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0743273842" title="Special:BookSources/0743273842">0743273842</a>)</li> <li>(2007, November 6) <i>Rocco's Real Life Recipes: Fast Flavor for Everyday</i>. Wiley. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0696237032" title="Special:BookSources/0696237032">0696237032</a>)</li> <li>(2008, October 21) <i>Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home, Every Day</i>. Wiley. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0696238233" title="Special:BookSources/0696238233">0696238233</a>)</li> <li>(2010, March 2) <i>Now Eat This!: 150 of America's Favorite Comfort Foods, All Under 350 Calories</i>. Ballantine Books. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0345520904" title="Special:BookSources/0345520904">0345520904</a>)</li> <li>(2011, March 22) <i>Now Eat This! Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks Eating 6 Meals a Day!</i> Grand Central Life & Style.(<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0446584495" title="Special:BookSources/0446584495">0446584495</a>)</li> <li>(2012, September 25) <i>Now Eat This! Italian: Favorite Dishes from the Real Mamas of Italy—All Under 350 Calories</i>. Grand Central Life & Style. (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0446584517" title="Special:BookSources/0446584517">0446584517</a>)</li> <li>(2014, January 7) <i>The Pound a Day Diet: Lose Up to 5 Pounds in 5 Days by Eating the Foods You Love</i>.</li> <li>(2016, January 28) <i>The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in 10 Days with 10 All You Can Eat Foods</i>. HarperWave. 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