The Restaurant NBC's second season of 'The Restaurant' to premiere April 19 03/18/2004 NBC has announced that the second season of celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito's The Restaurant series will premiere on Monday, April 19 at 10 PM ET/PT. Read More RELATED NEWS 'The Restaurant' no more -- Jeffrey Chodorow closes Rocco's on 22nd StreetRocco DiSpirito barred from 'The Restaurant,' as format change plannedNY courts begin Rocco DiSpirito's 'The Restaurant' ownership hearings TAGS: Jeff Gaspin Ben Silverman Mark Burnett