New York, NY -- Running a restaurant isn't very restful but it makes you even more restless if your actions are being filmed for TV.

That's what New York chef Rocco DiSpirito has learned after filming the NBC reality show, "The Restaurant."

DiSpirito admits the pressure of running a business while filming it for a reality show can cause some real stomach-churning experiences and, part of it, he says, is living up to customer expectations.

Although DiSpirito has finished filming the series, he says many customers still show up expecting to be filmed for TV "...and to see the characters from the show."

It's a pressure cooker environment for DiSpirito, who is currently in a battle with his business partner for the restaurant.

Although he's trying not to let it get him down, DiSpirito admits his mother is taking his situation especially hard because, in his words, "She's stressed out that my business partner is going to take her house away."

"The Restaurant" returns to NBC on April 19.

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