SOBE Food and Wine Fest-2011

Our first time for the SOBE fest..and WOW was I impressed! It was a birthday gift from my ever so sweet hubby (and the burger bash happened to be ON my birthday-bonus!) We always wanted to go and we finally made it happen!
It happened to be their 10th anniversary in 2011

  Our Fantastic Accommodations at The Tides Hotel

BURGER BASH 2011 

                                              Meeting Liz V, love her book "The Flat Belly Diet"

Mr. Bourdian !

The Burger Bash Judges

       

Todd English, Art Smith and his husband Jesus

                                                             Made Some New Friends!

                                                   

   

 

Color Splash-David Bromstad

   

This was one of my favorite burgers!! His side dish (a potato salad which I normally HATE! made the burger! YUMO)

                                                 

Moonshine After Dark Event

                                 
                                                   Had to Sneak in a RAYRAY Picture!

                                                    Had a nice conversation with John

Long LOST BIRTHDAY TWIN!!!

Let Them Eat CAKE Event, 10th Anniversary Celebration

                              Totally at a lose for words during my Martha encounter! LOVE HER!

Yes Please! Pour me some more Moet & Chandon!

DUFF

                                                       The AMAZING Jacque Torres

                                               Cupcakes and Champagne..what could be better?!

      

Striking A Pose on the Faux red carpet!

                                                AP interviews, Our friends gave us the inside Dish

Jamie Oliver

ROCCO

Rachael Ray..Yeah wasn't going to bother her for a picture I would of been denied :(

My Birthday Dinner at Nobu

Cocktail/Wine event at The Betsey 

                                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12deM6T54e8

Royal Tea at the Drake Hotel celebrating the Royal Wedding of Catherine and William

We happen to be in Chicago during the Royal Wedding Weekend..so of course we had to find a way to celebrate!

The Drake Hotel hosted a Royal Tea so I was very excited to attend!

The Spread! 

Little Details to commemorate the occasion!   

I liked this woman's fascinator! 

The Princess Diana Suite at the Drake, We toured it after the Tea

Princess Di stayed at the Drake in 1996 during her only visit to Chicago. She unfortunately passed

away that next year

The entrance to Her Suite