I had the amazing opportunity of Meeting Rocco DiSpirito, an incredibly talented celebrity chef! Check out my experience drinking, eating and laughing it up with an all-star chef and my blogger friends!
Meeting Rocco DiSpirito
Our last activity with Bertolli was a quaint meet and greet with none other than Rocco DiSpirito. Our limo drove us to the beautiful Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel where we would meet Rocco for a “small bites” dinner at the gorgeous Culina Restaurant. What a beautiful place it was. Everything was just perfect there. Take a peek at our time with Rocco 🙂 Thanks Bertolli!
One last group shot before meeting Rocco 🙂 Photo via Shelisa
Our fun place settings. Photo via Briana.
Love this one of Rocco. He was so much fun to chat with! Photo via Pat.
Our lesson on fine wine 🙂 I don’t drink, but you better believe I ate!! Photo via Pat.
We were all ooing and ahhing over these gorgeous flower bowls. They were all real flowers and were just beautiful! My photo 🙂
Mandy and I were literally right in front of Rocco during dinner. Yes, we were totally staring! Lol!
Oh my gosh, I love this picture of Brittney! Photo via Amanda
We watched the 4th video of “Into the Heart of Italy” before it was even posted online 🙂 Photo via Pat.
Our fabulous “small bites” dinner menu 🙂 Photo via Shelisa
I had to snap a picture of the fancy water we were poured 🙂
Before I took a bite, you better believe I had to get a good shot of this work of art!! Involitini De Manzo=Pure heaven!! Thank you Chef Victor!
Oh man this was good too! I snapped this photo of Caponata Di Carciofi….baby artichokes, this was really good too 🙂
This was probably my favorite! Suppli Al Telefono….. Risotto and mozzarella? Incredible!
Here is Chef Victor Casanova, he is incredible! Rocco asked if he’d bring out the slab of Kobe beef to show us. That square of beef is worth a small fortune! Photo via Amanda.
Pretty!
Kobe beef in all it’s glory 🙂
After we ate dinner, we all got in line to have Rocco sign our cookbooks. Photo via Pat
I jumped in first 🙂
Hmmmm, I don’t even remember what we talked about!
I think I just laughed alot 🙂
Amanda…..you go girl!!
Cute Mandy and Rocco 🙂
Brittney with Rocco.
Sarah and Rocco 🙂 Photo via Pat
How adorable is this?!! Yes, I snapped this one of Shelisa and Rocco 🙂 Love it!
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Photo via Pat
Congrats to entry #26 Allie who was chosen as the winner from Random.org to win a signed copy of Rocco’s new book. I’ve sent you an email Allie 🙂
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they all looked wonderful but I would like #3 the best
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I would like to try the Caponata Di Carciofi. Love artichokes.
You’re so lucky! Rocco is amazing!
And I would try plate number 1 – beef, asparagus, mushrooms, and cheese. My favs!!!
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It all looks wonderful but the first one with the Kobe beef and asparagus would probably be at the top of my list.
WOOOO! I would love love L.O.V.E to read that book! My mom is crazy about that kind of stuff! If i got a chance to pick off of that menu i probably would have gone for the baby artichoke plate, you cant go wrong with artichokes, baby or not!
I really hope I win this one, I’ve never won anything!!
The risotto for sure! It looked amazing!
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Enjoy your blog! I would really love to try the Suppli Al Telefono. Yum!
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Wow that Suppli Al Telefono looks amazing! It all looks awesome, I would try any of it!
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I HAVE to go with Plate 3 simply because anything with cheese literally calls to me!!! A very close second would be Plate 1 because it does look heavenly.
I would definitely love to try plate one. Sounds delicious.
Plate #2 with the baby artichokes – YUM!
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Definitely the Suppli Al Telefono! YUM!!!
The mozzarella and risotto balls look really good. It all looks like it was amazing and really fun.
Kobe beef for sure!!
All of the food looks so delicious, but I think the one I would most like to try is the Caponata Di Carciofi, since I love artichokes. I can’t believe you sat right across from Rocco during dinner, so awesome!
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You are too cute! Great photos. I bet you had a blast. I saw Rocco at the blogher food convention and he has quite the personality. I would have loved to have dinner with him. How fun!
I follow you on google reader. Thanks for the great recipes
I would like to try the Caponata Di Carciofi
Looks like the Suppli Al Telefono is very popular… let me jump on the bandwagon, too! 😀 …do you ship to China, though? :S
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I would love to try the Suppli Al Telefono! Looks awesome….
What a great experience!! I would love to try the Kobe with Asparagus. Awesome re-cap 🙂 xo
What an amazing trip! Looks like you had a great time.