Actually, lets start from Friday. It was a calm night where Jenna and I stayed in and finally got around to watching the Blind Side. A very very good movie if I say so myself. If that lady (and family) was truly like that, then that's so amazing. She did so much for him and truly loved her family. A well deserved win for Sandra Bullock!
On Saturday, we got to go to one of the top 5 most popular places in LA: The Griffith Observatory! The place is really big and is way way up on the hill. We got there around 3:30 and the place was packed! We had to park far far away half way down the hill near on the of trails and then had to walk all the way up to the observatory. This weekend was a special 'telescope viewing' session where people brought their own telescopes to share with others.
We tried our best to stay away from the crowds and to really enjoy the great views on such a beautiful day. The sky was clear blue and there wasn't even THAT much smog lingering over the city. ha. From the observatory, we could see the Hollywood sign, the buildings downtown, and I probably could see my work if it wasn't so small!
Here's Jenna taking it all in. I hope she wasn't bored... !
That was a fun Saturday event and we ended the day with pho at a local joint in Alhambra.
On Sunday, we were excited because we returned back to our favorite place on the earth: Disneyland! It was the second to last weekend for the Wine and Food Festival in California Adventures. For some reason, I thought they would transform the WHOLE park into a land of food and wine tents where you could walk from booth to booth trying all kinds of exotic foods and wines... Well... it was sorta like that, but on a much much smaller scale (and much more expensive!). They had a couple booths scattered here and there and most of the places you had to get tickets for. And since the rooms were small, they were only giving out around 65 tickets to each event! Come on?! How fast do you think you can gather 65 people at Disneyland?! geez...
Anyways, the MAIN reason why we went was to see one of our favorite chefs: Mr. Dinner Impossible himself, Robert Irvine!
Before we get to Robert Irvine, just wanted to shout out to Sarah and her ice cream stand! I know they don't have your favorite flavor anymore, but it was still delicious! :)
The other visiting chef was Kerry Simon who was suuuuuuper super lame and boring. His food was really simple and I don't think it was very smart serving raw fish to Disneyland patrons. Or maybe I'm just jealous that Jenna and I didn't get to sit in the eating section and had to watch from beyond the barriers... nope, he sucked.
When Robert Irvine finally came out, the place went into a frenzy! He had so much charisma and energy! He was running all over the place throwing bottles of water to waiting fans and smiling and hugging with everyone! Now that's what I call entertainment!
When he finally got around to the start of his session there was bajillions of people just swarming the cooking tent. Of course we didn't get an eating spot because apparently, people had been waiting for tickets since 8:30am that morning! (hey wait, doesn't the park not open til 9 or 10?!?) It was cool though, we had come early and staked out our spot right at the edge of the barrier.
One thing I really noticed is that Robert Irvine is a total flirt! Strutting around flexing his muscles and smiling and chatting up all the pretty (kinda) ladies in the audience. He forgot one though... Jenna!
As the 'show' went on, it pretty much became him telling hilarious cooking/life stories while his Disney staff and helpers went ahead and cooked. His whole show was about interaction with the audience and making sure they had as much fun as he was having. This only made me love him more! Here he is with a custom Mickey hat that some lady and her mother designed for this festival. I kinda dispise this lady though for things she did prior to Robert Irvine coming out...
My new favorite Food Network personality is Robert Irvine for his kindness, hilarity and overall positive outlook on life. He is definitely the life of the party-type person and it would be amazing to have a conversation with him. A week or two ago, Jenna and I were still debating whether or not it was worth it going to Disneyland just to see him... but now we know we made the right decision!
Anyone else go to the Wine and Food Festival? Actually, the final weekend is next weekend and you can go see Girl (aka Anne Burrell, the GIRL version of Guy Fieri). Jenna and I always call her Girl and it was funny that Robert Irvine also thinks of her as the 'Girl version of Guy but on CRACK!'
that's so awesome you guys saw chef robert irvine! we were considering going but ultimately did not go. looks like a lot of fun!
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