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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I would love to try the risotto! I make it at home, but it will never be as delicious as from a trained chef.
The mozzarella risotto looks delicious!
Love risotto!!! All sounds good though!
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Oh I’d love to try the Kobe. Never had it and really want to try it.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Suppli Al Telefono sounds to DIE for! I love a good risotto!
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The risotto, it looks yummy!
I have been checking amandas pix all week, you girls look like you had a fab time! i would be torn between the kobe beef and the mozzarella risoto, yum!
Definetly the mozzarella risotto! Thank you for the chance to win!!
The kobe beef dish looked so delicious.
Course #3 looked divine! How cool that you got to meet Rocco!!!!
Plate 3 for me.
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I would love to try the Suppli Al Telefono, that looks amazing!
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The mozzarella risotto looks fabulous, a must try for sure.
The mozzarella risotto yummy!
for sure the risotto and mozzarella
What a fun day you girls had! I absolutely love all the pictures but I have to say I especially love the one of you and Mandy sitting across from Rocco. Wow! How could you even eat with him right across from you? He is just beautiful!
As for the dishes…I would pick the risotto it looks and sounds delicious.
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Risotto and mozzarella for sure YUMMY!
Wow, what a great time! *JEALOUS!* I’d like to try Plate #1!
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OMG, I am sooooo envious, all those dishses looked AMAZING!!! I’m gonna have to go with Plate #1 though… who can pass up Kobe and asparagus!?!?!…. Yummmmmmm….
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risotto would be my pick!
Plate 1 please this all sounds wonderful!
I would love to try them all, but the last one …mozzarella risotto caught my eye.
The risotto.
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Definately plate 1, they all sound perfect for me!
They all looked amazing, but definitely Plate #3!!!
The risotto with Buffalo Mozzarella looked rich and delicious!!!