It’s fun to meet the other food bloggers!! I ate lunch across from Anna at Cookie Madness who is a KERF reader! Food bloggers got priority to attend a special food demo by Rocco DiSpirito sponsored by Bertolli Pasta Sauce . I came away with a Rocco cookbook and two sample pouches of Bertolli!
I had just sat down to eat my delicious boxed lunch ….when……….
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First – the lunch! Our choices were a grilled chicken breast sandwich , a veggie wrap (with onions) and a steak salad . Normally I’d never choose a steak salad because I’m just not a big steak eater, but it was the most appealing option so I did. It was actually delicious!! Best boxed lunch I’ve had in ages! The salad had steak pieces , cilantro, jicama, cucumbers, carrots , and an Asian dressing. So good!
MY OTHER RECIPES
There was also a roll (it wasn’t the best but I ate it anyways) and fruit salad , which I ate all of, plus some of mom’s. I love fruit! I saved the Ghirardelli chocolate for later and only had 2 small bites of the dessert – it was cherry-chocolate which is a combo I just have never liked.
We also tasted some of the Bertolli pouched sauces – which were REALLY good! I loved the mushroom one. I had a piece of french bread for dipping.
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So as I was saying….I had just sat down to eat when Rocco came up and put his hand on the back of my chair and started chatting away!! The blogger next to me snapped a photo (although a little blurry). Hot stuff!
Mom too!
For dessert I had the rest of my chocolate from this morning –
Again I’m blogging during a session (many of us are!) and should be paying attention again…
haha! Looks like Matt has some competition going on here 😉 Just kidding! So glad you are having a good time—I’m totally planning on going next year now that I know how fun it is!
How cool! You are making me jealous with all of your posts, by the way. Running across the Golden Gate bridge, meeting fellow KERF readers, yummy looking food, meeting Rocco, being on vacation…yes, I’m jealous! Glad you’re having fun though!
ROCCO!!!!!!!! **swoons**
Does your mom blog? Just curious why she is there. 🙂
Rocco!
I have this funny image of all the food bloggers, at lunch, whipping out their cameras simultaneously to take pictures of their meals! LOL. click, click, click, click….
I LOVE ROCCO!!!!!!!
What did you guys talk about????????
SO JEALOUS . . . HE AND TODD ENGLISH ARE MY CHEF CRUSHES!!!
i’d be more star struck meeting anna of cookiemadness.net than rocco. that woman is a rockstar
Shannon, I’m thinking of blogging. Came to learn more and also take a trip with Kath, since we aren’t able to spend much time together nowadays.
I have the biggest little girl crush on Rocco! Ahh, I am so jealous of this post, looks like you guys are having an amazing time!
(Kath’s) Mom —
You are too sweet. I am going camping with my mom this weekend and am so excited for some mom-daughter time. We don’t get to spend much time together either, since I am married and work and live 2.5 hours away. But we make the effort, and it is so worth it, isn’t it?
Enjoy the rest of your trip!
I don’t have a blog, but if there’s any chance Rocco will ever show up at a blog conference again, I just might have to get one…;)
Wow! You and your mom are two lucky ladies – this conference sounds like a great experience all around!
Rocco is a cutey for sure.
Hi Kath’s Mom!
What a yummy-looking boxed lunch!
WHAT!? I probably would have stolen his pants right then and there.
He touched you? how are you still conscious? I’d be in a puddle.
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What a great conference and experience! The food looks amazing. And what a location.
I met Anna at a Cooking Light contest awhile back. She’s the best!
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Hot hot hot, that boy is HOT!! Seriously, you look cool as a cuke in that photo with him, but I bet you were MELTING!! And Mom too!
aww I love spending time with my momma too! Aren’t mom’s the best!!! have a great rest of the trip kath!
THIS IS SO COOL!!! 🙂 I feel like I have total VIP status here… Raaaad deal!
Rocco’s a cutie 🙂 (BUT NO WORRIES TO THE HUSBAND!)
And I love how all of the bloggers weren’t paying attention in the meeting! Haha, bad college students! Blogging ~ Facebooking 😉
Can’t wait to see more! HAVE FUN KATH!
jenna,
I wish you were here!!! You’d love it. I really hope to come back again – and maybe go to some of the REACH tour mini conferences throughout the year. There’s one in Greensboro in October.
Jen ,
We talked about….food!! Heh heh. He was commenting on our boxed lunches and how we probably weren’t that happy eating lunch out of a box. But in my head I was thinking how delicious the lunch actually was!
Every Gym’s Nightmare,
He was QUITE charming!
Foodie,
I believe it’s a Widget you can add. Check the Presentation section, then Widgets.
Kath
omg! Rocco…sigh!
Can you spread the word at BlogHer that it’s not proper grammar to use the word ANYWAYS when one means anyway.
Thanks,
Sarah
I love the Cookie Madness blog! I highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t already, although it may derail your healthy eating for a while with its inspirational cookie pictures 😉
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i agree with veggiegirl…gotta love rocco. i wish he was on top chef more often! looks like you had a lovely time at blogher…how do we sign up for one? you can email me, @ [email protected] too.