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Hi Friends, this is a crazy fun last minute kind of trip, but if you are free next week as in May 10-12th listen up!! Bertolli is sending me and one of my readers to LA for a culinary inspired day around LA and some time to meet and chat with Rocco DiSpirito 
Bertolli is taking care of your flight, hotel and food the day of the event!! So, if you think you can take some time off next week, keep reading…..
Here’s how to enter:
1. Watch the following video (with 3 more coming for the next 3 days) and simply tell us your favorite part of the video in a comment here. You can leave a comment for each video that will be coming throughout the week, having 4 chances to win
2. Support Bertolli by following them on Twitter and Facebook.
3. Winner must be traveling from within the continental US and be available to travel May 10-12th. Winner will be chosen Friday May 7th!!
Good Luck!! Come back tomorrow for Video #2 and a second chance to enter!!
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I loved the whole adventure – very Amazing Race-ish! Also loved the Italian scenery, since I’ve never been.
I love how natural they all seemed. Not stuffy celeb types.
Picking out the 3 different cheeses… cow,goat, or sheep! That was a fun part! I think it could/would be hard to do!
I’m pretty much here in LA already, but a a couple days would be soo fun.
I loved to find out that cheese is used as collateral. That’s cool.
ALL.THAT.CHEEEEESE!!!!!
I’d never heard of cheese being used as collateral before, and it was great fun to see them pinching the farfalle. That is on of my favorite kinds of pasta but I’ve never tried making it before – now I know the secret.
Ohmigosh!! I want to hang with you, Jenny!!!
I must say cheese. It may sound cliche, but goat cheese? Hello lover!
First of all, I love Bertolli frozen meals! They’re awesome when you’re in a pinch for a fast and good meal! Second, in regards to the video – um….I just freaking love cheese! I got excited watching them head into the shop – all that delicious stinky cheese just waiting to be eaten! Haha
And OMG, watching them cook and eat that pasta….my mouth is watering!
Oh my gosh, Jenny! I’d love to win this trip and come hang with you on the West Coast. My favorite part of this video was when Vito’s mom was macking on Dan…she’s too cute!
WOW what an awesome giveaway! I loved the little cafe they were sitting at when they got their first clue– but I have to admit, after she put the cheese hammer in her hair and then I saw the man at the cheese shop using it…. Let’s just say thank heavens she at least looks clean!
I loved the idea of finding clues in a beautiful city to put together your meal. I would have loved doing that with my friend, Kelsi. We love wine, cheese & cooking together for both our families.
I love Marissa! Seeing her flip the pasta was hilarious
What a wonderful trip! I loved the part when Marisa put the “tool” in her hair! Hello…cheese as collateral? Wow!
What an awesome giveaway….I would have loved to taste that cheese with them, that was the best part
Wow, what fun! I loved that Marissa’s mom showed up.
Mmm…cheese.
The whole video was so much fun…the beautiful Italian scenery, the cheese, the pasta. I would have to say my favorite part was watching them prepare dinner and making the pasta. So amazing!
What an amazing giveaway and I would love to hang out with you in sunny LA.
Looking forward to seeing what’s next in the Italian adventure!
LOVED seeing the Italian countryside!! It’s been 4 years since I’ve been to Tuscany…and OH how I’d love to go back! {sigh} Someday.
This is awesome! I loved the cheese shop and the 250+ types of cheese – so yummy.
Wow! What a fun giveaway! My favorite part was watching them all work in the kitchen and learning how to pinch the pasta. At dinner they all looked like they were having a fabulous time together!
That’s soooo cool!
I love them making the pasta. Super fun
I loved the whole adventure. The Italian scenery,the laughing and friendship,and of course the food. What a fun and memorable giveaway.
Wow, Jenny, what a great opportunity!!
I have to say I thought the fact they had to carry that big wheel of cheese to Vito’s was funny! I bet that weighed a ton!! Also loved pinching the farfelle by hand!
My fav part was Rocco’s fake Italian accent: “We have no money, so we put up cheese.” Hehe!
I liked the part with them trying to decide which cheese is which ~ I soooo want to win this!
that pasta they made is making me drool! yummy!
I love anything that’s about CHEESE!! Love every sort of cheese… that I’ve tried
. Also loved watching the ‘perfect pinch’
dan cortese was my favorite part! i loved him on ‘what i like about you’!
my favorite part: dan cortese.
I loved the story…the scavenger hunt through Italy to find the perfect ingredients for the pasta. That would be such a fun activity to do with my husband or my kids in a town we don’t know…And ending it at the table with family and friends always makes for a happy ending!
I wish I could just reach through my screen and taste test that cheese with them!! I really enjoyed seeing them pinch the pasta. Mine would look totally messed up I’m sure. Also enjoyed watching them ‘try’ to do the traditional toss. I have tried that so many times here at home and it just goes everywhere. I think I need Rocco’s help (in LA)!
Watching this video makes me want to–REALLY WANT TO–return to Italy… It’s my favorite holiday of all time! I loved the cooking segment–fun, family, authentic; LOVED it!
“VITO”…”Vito, vito” (echo)
Oh this would be a dream come true
Loved how they had to match up the cheese to the animal. And love Rocco too!
How awesome! It’s perfect timing for me. I’m headed to San Diego for the summer on Sunday, and my mom is coming up so she could watch my kiddos!! Sounds like an incredible trip!
I loved the big round of cheese! And I want to eat some of that hand pinched pasta. YUM!
I absolutely love the shots of Italy. I’ve never been, but it is on the top of my list of places to go. It looks amazing!
I love how fun the commercial is, the cheese as money is funny! Pick me!!
My favorite part was seeing Italy!! I’ve been to Italy 3 times and watching it made me want to go again!
Well now I want to go to Italy and hang out with Marisa Tomei
Oh and eat delicious pasta. Fun video-I love that it is like Amazing Race!
I want to go!!!! I loved the cheese shop….I wish we had one like that here!
Sooo much fun in an Amazing Race sort of way! I love it!! Can’t wait for tomorrow
I loved seeing Marisa and Rocco in the kitchen with Vito’s mom, it’s so true you can learn so much from someone who has been cooking for many years. What fun a day in LA would be, with you Jenny and amazing food! What a FUN giveaway!
I agree with some of the other posters that this was very “Amazing Race ish”
I loved them picking out the cheeses and Rocco not wanting to pick, but keep eating instead
Wow, what an opportunity! I would love to come!
My favorite part of the video was watching Vito’s mom pinch the pasta. A very close 2nd favorite was the plastic animals!
Watching them make the farfalle..so cool, also Dan carrying that cheese, that thing was HUGE
The pasta! The Cheese! The Company! Who knew that a taste of Italy is as close as your grocers freezer! A little bit of heaven in every bite!
I loved the cheese shop. I want to visit there.
I liked the scenery. I would love to travel to another country as I never have before. I guess I would settle for L.A.
Jenny, my favorite part of the video is how good Italian food always brings the family together. I also enjoyed watching two different kinds of cooks (chefs and Mamma!), learning cooking techniques from each other.
picking out the 3 cheeses, that was awesome! And I love Marissa Tomei, she’s fab!