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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Goodness, how can you choose. I would have to say they are all great so I would pick 1 dish from each plate!!!! 😀 Looks like you all had a great time and experience. Love Brittney’s picture. Hmmmm what was she looking at???
Plate 1…would love to try that Kobe Beef! It all sounds delicious!
Plate Two–the baby artichokes look delicious!
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I would try the risotto…yummy!!
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Plate 1 or 3, that’s a tough call. I am not really an olive person so no plate 2 for me.
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I would have to try plate 2. Artichokes are my favorite!!!
I would love the Suppli Al Telefono! It looks delicious! Thanks for an awesome giveaway! 🙂
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What a fun trip!! I think I like the baby artichoke one… I love artichokes!
The Involtini Di Manzo is too pretty to pass up! Love all the pics.
The risotto croquette looks delish!!
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I would LOVE to try the third plate. I’ve been obsessed with croquettes ever since I traveled in Spain for a month.
Risotto and Mozzarella….that looks divine!!! Loved the pictures!
The Suppli Al Telefono looks amazing! Hope to win the book! Thanks for the opportunity!
I think I would love the risotto and moz. mostly cuz Im a cheese freak!
The 1st one. Asparagus and steak. What could possibly be better than that?!?
I would love to try all of them, but the Suppli Al Telefono dish sounds wonderful.
Dessert of course! 🙂
Definitely the risotto! Yum!
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Yum, the risott & mozzerella!
Mozarella Risotto!
The Suppli Al Telefono (Risotto and mozzarella) if it tastes as good as it looks and sound I am dying ti try it out!
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that last dish looks incredible!
risotto please
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