HalfHourMeals, Chef Clive & Don Lemon all meet at BlogWorld Expo

Written Saturday, October 24th, 2009 by TrishB

Last weekend I attended Blog World Expo, in Las Vegas, Nevada. I left my husband and kids behind and off I went. I walked, no, I ran onto the plane. Five days of freedom!

Blog World Expo is a great event. Its mission is to promote the interactive digital media industry. The affiliated entities, Blog Catalog, BrooWaha, and of course Half Hour Meals, were together a main exhibitor at the event. You could not enter the exhibit hall without seeing their booth.

Half Hour Meals had its own counter where member, Clive Berkman, chef and cookbook author, demonstrated the preparation of different dishes during the two day event. Without a large stovetop he whipped up delicious meals in less than one half hour.

On Day 1 he presented shrimp and grits topped with artichoke and spinach. Outstanding!

On Day 2 he made strip steak topped with a mushroom sauce. Over the top!

For dessert, he prepared melt in your mouth chocolate truffles.

Visitors in the conference center, tempted by the mouth watering aromas, lined up to snatch a taste. He received rave reviews from those lucky enough to sample his wares. Even Don Lemon, CNN news anchor, stopped by sucked in by the bustle of the booth and its offerings. He interviewed Clive while videotaping him for an upcoming segment, and then returned for a second portion of the shrimp. You can check out Clive live from Blog World Expo on YouTube by clicking on the link in our Half Hour Meal Community Discussions. You can also learn more about Clive’s unique perspective on life and creative cooking on his blog, “Cooking With Clive”. You won't be disappointed.

Not only did visitors come by to fill their empty stomachs, they also stopped by to discuss Half Hour Meals. I met several professional chefs including a restaurant owner from Hawaii. I was also surprised and thrilled to meet HHM's very own Dawn Hall. Dawn is also a cookbook author and was recently featured by Anne Coleman on her Half Hour Meals blog.

Most of those I met, however, were people who rarely or never cooked. They claimed to be either too busy or frightened to do so because they never really learned how to prepare a meal. Once I took them on a tour of the site they quickly saw how posts from the Half Hour Meal community and its blog authors could inspire and teach them how to easily and quickly prepare a delicious meal. They loved the concept of having an interactive cooking site at their disposal on which they could pose questions, and get timely answers from an engaged community.

So, all in all, the event was a huge success. I took some photos I would like to share with you (violating the ultimate rule – what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas).

I hope you enjoy and maybe I can get to meet you there next year!

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