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NBC orders more of `The Restaurant,' but hold the meatballs.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| October 01, 2003 | O'Hare, Kate | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Kate O'Hare

NBC has inked a deal for six new episodes of "The Restaurant," its unscripted summer hit, but no decision has yet been made who's going to be in the kitchen.

That's the word from executive producers Mark Burnett ("Survivor") and Reveille's Ben Silverman ("Coupling," "Nashville Star"), who return for the new edition, along with Robert Riesenberg of media-services giant Magna Global Entertainment.

The first time around, "The Restaurant" focused on New York celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito and his efforts to open an Italian eatery, Rocco's on 22nd, in lower Manhattan. The show steadily built an audience on Sundays at 10 p.m. EDT ...

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