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Original Airdate: 2004-06-05

Synopsis:

Rocco and Jeffrey's final meeting leaves Rocco with two options: to buy Jeffrey out of the business or accept a check to end his involvement with the restaurant.

Original Airdate: 2004-05-29

Synopsis:

Rocco makes a brief, halfhearted attempt to wrest control of the restaurant back from Jeffrey.

Original Airdate: 2004-05-29

Synopsis:

Ill will continues as Rocco and co-owner Jeffrey Chodorow square off in front of the lunch crowd and the staff; Rocco vents his frustrations on the staff and Jeffrey's representative.

Original Airdate: 2004-05-10

Synopsis:

Rocco visits his alma mater, the Culinary Institute of America, while Jeffrey makes it clear to the staff that he is the owner.

Original Airdate: 2004-04-26

Synopsis:

Owner Jeffrey Chodorow hires a team of consultants to figure out why the restaurant is losing money and to come up with ways to stop it.

Original Airdate: 2004-04-19

Synopsis:

Since the restaurant shows no sign of turning a profit, owner Jeffrey Chodorow decides to take away Rocco DiSpirito's control of day-to-day operations.

Original Airdate: 2003-08-24

Synopsis:

The bartender feels threatened because of the new blond waitress; Pete is demoted to dishwasher; Rocco invites the entire staff to the Hamptons for a clambake.

Original Airdate: 2003-08-17

Synopsis:

The staff gets angry when their paychecks do not come; Rocco's exhausted mother gets sick; Rocco works as a server and realizes how difficult it is.

Original Airdate: 2003-08-10

Synopsis:

Rocco's general manager threatens to leave; Father Markezie blesses the restaurant; Rocco makes noticeable improvements in the kitchen.

Original Airdate: 2003-08-03

Synopsis:

A waiter shows up with his arm in a sling, and Rocco treats him poorly; a critic is unhappy with her food; the staff meets at the end of the night to complain about Rocco.

Original Airdate: 2003-07-27

Synopsis:

Rocco extinguishes a fire in the kitchen, but the smoke drives away a food critic from The New York Times; patrons complain; a waiter falls and injures himself.