by Gina Scarpa

 

On last night's episode of Rocco's Dinner Party, Rocco made a bold move eliminated Nicola Carro first, leaving his twin brother Fabrizio to cook against New Jersey caterer Ninamarie Bojekian. The challenge was to create a tradiional Italian meal, something Fabrizio knew how to do well, and it earned him the win and $20,000. Today, we spoke to Fabrizio in an exclusive interview about his experience on Rocco's Dinner Party.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: When did you and your brother open Quattro?
A. Fabrizio: We opened Quattro in 2006, in Miami Beach. I moved to New York in the beginning of 2010.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What made you decide to do Rocco's Dinner Party?
A. Fabrizio: They asked some questions, we asked some questioned, and decided it would be a cool idea. We wanted to compete with each other.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Are the two of you normally competitive?
A. Fabrizio: Not too much! The chance to compete with each other was like, "You know, let's see what happens."

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: I was surprised Nicola went out so early. I thought the episode was being set up for the two of you to battle it out.
A. Fabrizio: Yeah! I was surprised, too! The plate he presented, to me, was very good with taste and presentation. I believe it was better than the lamb, which was not nice to present. It was not my place to judge. I was sad. I feel like he was sad.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What did you think of Ninamarie's cooking?
A. Fabrizio: I'm Italian. I'm real Italian. Rocco asked me to cook real Italian food. She has a different background than me. I don't think she was right, mixing some of the ingredients.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Were you surprised that Rocco called your lasagna "flavorless"?
A. Fabrizio: No. I wasn't able to use my salt. I didn't get enough into my meat and my bechemel sauce. I would agre with him. It was difficult for me.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was the best dish that you cooked?
A. Fabrizio: I really liked the fish. To me, chefs should be able to cook an entire fish as well as pairing it with a different sauce and potatoes. The fish was one of the best. Also, the appetizer set up.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You said, when you won, that you were going to use some of the money to go on vacation. Have you gone yet?
A. Fabrizio: We are planning to do something together but my brother just had a daughter. She's only three weeks old. We're going to wait until she can travel and we'll all go together.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What are you up to now?
A. Fabrizio: I'm in Miami and working on the restaurant. We just changed the menu and I'm doing that.

 

Check out Fabrizio and Nicola's restaurants at quattronewyork.com and quattromiami.com!

 

Rocco's Dinner Party airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on Bravo.

 

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