{"id":17081,"date":"2014-11-16T16:43:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T00:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=17081"},"modified":"2020-04-14T09:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T16:42:07","slug":"afternoon-at-le-cordon-bleu-healthy-food-is-sexy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/afternoon-at-le-cordon-bleu-healthy-food-is-sexy\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon at Le Cordon Bleu – Healthy Food is #Sexy"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n I’m just getting home from four days in Las Vegas where I attended the inaugural Food Fight Write<\/a> conference held in conjunction with the ultimate cooking competition – the World Food Championships<\/a>, where serious cooking competitors throw it down in hopes of becoming world champs in their category. When the smoke clears and the Final Table judges have their say one lucky competitor will be left standing as the World Food Champion.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The field for the 2014 World Food Championships was expanded to nine categories with 550 competitor spots. Returning categories include: Barbecue, Chili, Sandwich, Burger, Dessert, Bacon and Recipe, while Pasta and Seafood have been added as the two new categories. As in years past, the Recipe category is based on a theme of food, and this year that theme is Cheese.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Occupying arteries and parking lots adjacent to the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, you’ll find passionate cooks and grill masters from across the country intent on their craft,\u00a0nonplussed by rows of spectators and the parade of characters and performance artists that stretch along Fremont Street between the Plaza Hotel and the Container Park.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The four-day conference offered focused sessions on topics directly related to food blogging, from video production, photography skills, graphic design, the path to publishing, finding your voice (writing), to the history and art of cocktails. The business strategy sessions delivered by seasoned veterans of the trade and members of the International Association of Culinary Professionals<\/a> (IACP) really honed in on the”The Business of Blogging”.<\/p>\n