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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How fun that you got to meet him, that is just awesome that you got to meet him, I think that I would love to try the risotto mozzarella, that looks yum!!!
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I would like to try plate 2. The artichoke looks yummy.
The Suppli Al Telefono looks amazing! I would love to try that.
Gotta go with the mozzerella risotto.
the mozzarella risotto for sure! yum!!
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Plate 1 sounds absolutely delish. :0)
What a great giveaway…I’d love to have this book! I’d really like to try the Suppli Al Telefono. Can’t say it, but I’m sure I could eat it 🙂
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It looks like you had an amazing time! I would have loved to have met the very handsome and charming Rocco. Which dish would I try? Suppli Al Telefono, it was your favorite after all. 🙂
I am a Kansas girl so I say the kobe beef! Oh I would have LOVED to sit across and stare at him too 🙂 Soo glad you grabbed an extra book! Pick me, pick me!
The Suppli Al Telefono for sure, yum! And JEALOUS you got to meet Rocco!
I would love to try the Risotto with mozzarella! What an awesome experience!
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Are you kidding me??? TOO HARD!! I guess the 3rd one. That Risotto and Mozarella gets me every time.
moz. risotto mmmmm for sure!!
Mozzarello Risotto. Hands down. 🙂
How was the Kobe beef?? I can only imagine. Wow.
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Wow! Just found your website, definitely bookmarking! I’d for sure love to try the risotto/mozzarella course, though they all looked AMAZING!!!
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They all look delish!! I’d have to say the Caponata Di Carciofi looks amazing!! I would LOVE this cookbook!
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Plate #1 – mmmmmm!! I almost bought this cookbook today – maybe I can win it instead!! yay!!
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definitely the risotto!
I’d love to try the risotto from Plate 3!
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Definitely the Suppli Al Telefono – Wow does that look delicious!
artichokes are one of my favorite things, so Caponata Di Carciofi would be my choice!
The risotto by far. Always wanted to try making something like that.
I’d love to win that book!!
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would love to try dish #3
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I also follow on FB…I would like to try #3