This past weekend, the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival was held in Atlantic City, NJ and Food Network personalities such as Tyler Florence, Paula Deen, Robert Irvine, and Anne Burrell were all in attendance. I took a look around to see what people were saying about the event and it was interesting to see.It seems like Robert Irvine impressed a lot of people at his event with his outgoing personality and interaction with the guests.
Here is a pretty good story of how Robert Irvine interacted with guests during his Dinner Impossible meal. In short, he came up to a guest in between courses and was interacting with her and ended up signing a cookbook, giving her 20 dollars to gamble with, and inviting her and her family as a special guest for the next night's signature event with himself and Paula Deen. Plenty of more info and pictures at the link above if you are interested.
In a story about the Opening Night Party, it seemed like Anne Burrell was having fun and accommodating to guests with this quote:
"Even Anne Burrell was having a blast. While they kept her sort of behind a rope (to keep from people totally swallowing her up), she was dancing, having a great time and did not say no to one person who wanted a picture with her (and you had to use a flash because of the lighting, I can’t believe she wasn’t blind by the time she left). When the DJ played a special request of hers, she almost lost her mind. It was cool to see someone famous actually enjoying themselves with the fans, alcohol or no alcohol."
Most people were impressed with how genuine and caring everybody was and how well they interacted with the guests, while some people (on Yelp and Tripadvisor forums) were upset about the prices and not being able to get close to the advertised celebrities. So, it looks like with these type of events, you are extremely satisfied if you are able to get up close and personal with the stars, but disappointed if you are unable to, which makes sense. Many people wouldn't show up if it wasn't for the food celebrities.
Did anyone else attend the event and have anything to share about it?
Did Paula Deen ride Robert like a horse again this year while holding a glass of wine in one hand and lick his bare chest while on her knees? Such a class act. NOT.
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ReplyDeleteDid Paula Deen ride Robert like a horse again this year while holding a glass of wine in one hand and lick his bare chest while on her knees? Such a class act. NOT.
ReplyDeleteDid Paula Deen ride Robert like a horse again this year while holding a glass of wine in one hand and lick his bare chest? Such a class act. NOT.
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