Bertolli Celebrates Online Series “Into the Heart of Italy”

Bertolli celebrated the finale of its 6-episode online series “Into the Heart of Italy”, featuring Marisa Tomei, Rocco DiSpirito and Dan Cortese, with a celebrity dinner party last week. At Culina in Los Angeles, dinner guests enjoyed the authentic ingredients and preparations that are the inspiration for Bertolli Frozen Meals and discovered by Rocco, Dan and Marisa Tomei while filming a six-part online series in Italy.  The final episode of their culinary adventure airs May 24th at Into the Heart of Italy.

Rocco and Dan were on hand at the party to help celebrate some of ABC’s biggest season finales as well, along with Rob Lowe and Gilles Marini (Desperate Housewives), Drea de Matteo (Desperate Housewives), and Dancing With the Stars partners Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke, who survived their first week in the bottom two just moments before our event.

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* There is no questioning the dance floor chemistry between Chad Ochocinco and his partner Cheryl Burke. It appears that chemistry has spilled over into their time outside of Dancing With the Stars too, as the couple got cozy at the Bertolli Meals dinner party in celebration of some of ABC’s biggest season finales. When asked about the rumors Chad replied, “She’s my baby.”

* Twitter friends Chad Ochocinco and Rob Lowe finally met for the first time at the Bertolli Meals dinner party at Culina in LA to, where they joined other ABC stars to celebrate their respective season finales.

* When asked what was more stressful, Chad Ochocinco said that game day in the NFL is no competition to sweating it out on Dancing With the Stars. “I almost cried during elimination!” said Chad at a Bertolli Meals dinner party, just hours after he and Cheryl Burke survived their first week in the bottom two.

* Rob Lowe joined in the celebration at the Bertolli Meals dinner party at Culina in LA with his wife and a bit of royalty, long-time friend Sara Ferguson, the Duchess of York. The trio joined other ABC stars to celebrate their respective season finales.

* Another baby on the way? Drea de Matteo and rocker fiancé Shooter Jennings were celebrating the season finale of Desperate Housewives at the Bertolli Meals dinner at Culina in LA on Tuesday night. Drea gushed about their daughter, Alabama Gypsy Rose, and revealed, “I want another 4 or 5 of them!”