Looking forward to your report, I hope it's a long story. I haven't read anything of yours lately and enjoy your writing so leave out no detail.
Re: Rocco, he didn't do much cooking from what I saw, since it was a 'reality tv' show it didn't seem strange and there's only been one restaurant job in my life, ok, it was a pizza place, so what do I know?
However, it was my idea to take the garlic bread, schmear a little tomato sauce, cheese, well you know the rest. I think that might have been before Stoffer's French Bread pizza. They put it on the menu, it was a hit. Great with a house salad for lunch. And....... that's about it for my restaurant experience. Did I forget to mention I was the dishwasher? :-)