Selected Internet Sites

Beverages

BBC Food: Tea
History and traditions associated with tea drinking. Includes recipes for afternoon tea.

California and Washington Wine
Librarians' Index to the Internet "collection of sites related to wine, winemaking, and related topics."

Coffee
National Geographic Magazine site offers information about coffee types, roasts, production,legends,and history.

French Wine Guide
Guide to French wines, wine-making, and wine districts.

Guide to "Non-Dairy" Milks
Includes information on alternatives such as soy milk, rice milk, and almond milk. Article from the Vegetarian Journal.

History of Beer
This site describes the history of beer, brewing process, various styles including homemade and specialty beers, brewpubs, and cooking with beer.

History of Cider
Information on the origins of cider,its production, the cider regions of the world, and its current popularity.

History of Whisky
Information on the origins of whiskey, its production around the world, the methods of distillation, and the differences among various types and characters.

Home Wine 101
Tips for wine making beginners, including recipes.

International Coffee Organization (ICO)
Statistics on the coffee trade.

Making Table Wine at Home
Provides instructions for making red and white table wines at hoime.

Tasting Wine
"Everything about wine tasting: wine terms, vintage charts, food and wine, serving wine, tasting wine, wine glasses, and more. . ."

What's New In Wine Tasting and Wine Education
Collection of Articles.

Wine Tasting Notes
Wine-tasting notes from "non-experts". The wineries are in the area of Northern California.

WineCountry.com
Information about wineries in the California wine regions,as well as coverage of Virginia, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Texas.

Cookery

Accidental Scientist: The Science of Cooking
This site offers "recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking."

Barbecue'n on the Internet
Site devoted top barbecue and outdoor cookery

BBC Food
British Broadvasting Corporation site features articles, recipes, and food-related information.

Cooking with Kids
Great ideas on how to include your kids in meal-planning, and fun, kid-friendly recipes.

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Driscoll's Berry Recipes
Recipes featuring strawberries, blueberries, raspberrie, and mixed berries.

Food Museum
This site highlights "food exhibits, nes/issues, resources, food history, answers to your food questions, book reviews and just plain fun."

Ingredient Substitutions
Provides substitution suggestions from food professionals for ingredients such as butter, eggs, and flour.

Joy of Baking
Site contains information on home baking, including recipes, videos, a glossary, a conversion chart, and a bibliography.

Medieval Cookery
Includes recipes and resources.

Seafood Lover's Guide
The Audubon Society's Living Ocean site "helps you become more familiar with the fish and shellfish you buy so that you can make choices toward better managed selections. The buying power of consumers can create a market environment that encourages sustainable seafood and abundance in the seas."

Wild About Mushrooms
The Cookbook of the Mycological Society of San Francisco. Online reprint of a 1987 book.

General Resources

America's Test Kitchen
Sister site to Cook's Illustrated magazine and website. Tested recipes, products tastings, and equipment reviews.

Asia Food
Contains a searchable recipe database, feature articles on Asian food, and restaurant listings for NYC. Also lists various cooking schools across the country and links to other sites. From the Asia Society.

Cook's Thesaurus
This site provides "a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions."

Culinary History Timeline
A look at social history, manners and menus through history. A companion site to the Food Timeline.

Culinary History: A Research Guide to the Collections of The New York Public Library

Epicurious Food
A searchable database of over 5,000 recipes, restaurant and cookbook reviews, suggestions for the year's holiday cooking, and classic advice from James Beard and Fannie Farmer.

Exploring Chocolate
A look at the history of chocolate, the chocolate-making process, and a visit to a chocolate factory in this exhibit from the Exploratorium.

Food Science Central
"Food Science Central is a gateway to free and subscription based information relating to the world of food science, food technology and food-related human nutrition." Registration required for some services.

Food Timeline
The origins and food and ingredients. A companion site to the Culinary History Timeline.

Medieval/Renaissance Food
A selection of primary sources, recipes, and bibliographies on the food of the Middle Ages. A labor of love.

New York Food Museum
Browse the wonderful online exhibit How New York Ate 100 Years Ago.

The History of Eating Utensils
Knives, chopsticks, forks and spoons. From the Rietz Food Technology Collection, housed in the Anthropology Department, California Academy of Sciences.

The Kitchen Window
This National Public Radio show (NPR) focuses on seasonal and holiday fare, with personal commentary and recipes from the authors.

Holidays

Halloween Recipes
Get great recipes for Halloween such as pumpkin seeds, pie and scary treats. Also includes entertaining advice and a Mexican Day of the Dead recipe guide.

Holiday Archives
Recipes and menus for holiday cooking and dining.

Kentucky Derby recipes
Traditional dishes and drinks from Kentucky. Also includes book suggestions.

Thanksgiving Breakfast
Use your Thanksgiving leftovers to create delicious breakfast meals. Recipes include sweet potato waffles and turkey apple scramble.

Thanksgiving Holiday Guide
A special edition from the San Francisco Chronicle's website. Includes tips on brining, recipes for stuffing and eating out options. Also gives suggestions for vegetarian Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Recipes from America's Past
Historical recipies and vintage illustrations.

International

(Africa) African Cookbook: Menus and Recipes from Africa

(Armenia) Cuisine of Ancient Armenia: Dining at Noah's Table
Recipes, information about the historical context of Armenian food, and a glossary of terms.

(Asia) Asia Food
Searchable collection of recipes from Charmaine Solomon's "Encyclopedia of Asian Food."

(Asia) AsiaRecipe.Com
Hundreds of recipes from 24 Asian nations.

(France) Fanfare for the Common French Food: Vive Bastille Day!
Article on french cooking and recipes appropriate for the celebration of Bastille Day, the French National holiday.

(France) French Food and Cook
Techniques and recipes from "the authentic French cuisine site!".

(Greece) Gourmet Greece: Defining Traditional Food
Provides an overview of the Mediterranean diet.

(Greece) Vegetarian History Lessons From a Greek Chef
Vegetarian recipes from Greece.

(Italy) Basil Park in Genova Pra
Basil cultivation and pesto production in Genoa, Italy. Includes a traditional recipe for pesto.

(Italy) Italian Recipes for Lent
Metaless recipes for antipasto, soup, pasta, gnocchi, fish, vegetables and fruit.

(Italy) Lidia's Italy
Lidia Bastianich's website contains recipes from her two cookbooks, information about her PBS companion show, a newsletter, and food gift ideas.

(Jamaica) EatJamaican.com
Features recipes, information on the benefits of Jamaican food,and an international guide to Jamaican restaurants and Caribbean restaurants, take-outs, bakeries, caterers, and sports bars.

(Japan) Sushi Links
"Sushi Links offers the best sushi resources on the web, as well as information on the history of sushi, pointers on sushi etiquette, and answers to frequently asked questions concerning sushi. You'll also find links to websites that offer a wide assortment of sushi recipes."

(Mexico) How are Tortillas Made?
Discusses the traditional process of making tortillas from scratch. Includes terminology and recipes.

(Mexico) Mexican Cuisine
Provides authentic Mexican recipes. In English and Spanish.

(Mexico) The Mole Page
Background information plus recipes.

(Mexico) The Tamale Museum
Dedicated to the history of the culinary arts and highlighting the regional foods of Mexico and the American Southwest.

Menu Collections

City College of San Francisco, Alice Statler Libary Menu Collection
An overview of the Menu Collection at the Alice Statler Library. Images of some of the menus are available.

Cornell University, The Nestle Library, Menu Collection
A database of the menus held in the Rare Menu Collection, as well as a description of the collection. Images of actual menus are available.

Los Angeles Public Library, Menu Collection
A database of the menus held in the Rare Books Division of the Los Angeles Public Library. Images of actual menus are available.

Menu Collection of the New York Public Library
"The New York Public Library owns one of the largest historical collections of menus in the world, held in the Rare Books Division."

University of Washington, Historic Menu Collection
A finding aid of menus held in Special Collections. Many of the menus have also been digitized.

Organizations

American Culinary Federation Chef and Child Foundation, Inc.
This non-profit organization's "mission is to educate and assist the family in understanding proper nutrition and to be the voice of the American Culinary Federation in its fight against Childhood hunger."

Association of Food Journalists
This professional organization was "created for journalists who devote most of their working time to planning and writing food copy for news media worldwide. . . . AFJ's primary goal is to encourage communication among food journalists. In addition, AFJ tries to increase members' knowledge of food and to sharpen their writing, design and broadcast skills. The group also strives to foster professional standards among its members and other members of the media."

International Dutch Oven Society (IDOS)
"The International Dutch Oven Society is a non-profit organization based in Logan, Utah. Our primary mission is to promote and encourage the art and skill of Dutch oven cooking, and to provide education regarding the benefits and methods of Dutch oven cooking."

Recipes

Kumquat Growers Inc.
Small collection of recipes using this unique citrus fruit. Includes recipes for cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, cheesecake, glazes, marmalade, relish, and even a kumquat martini. From a kumquat grower.

The Artisan
The Artisan is an Italian food recipe and bread baking site. Recipes have either been sent in by other readers, developed by staff at the Artisan or translated from Italian texts. Features a number of Italian food links.

Three Sisters Cookbook
Browsable recipes featuring the Iroquois' "three sisters": corn, beans, and squash. From the Oneida Indian nation.

Spices

All About Peppercorns
Contains links to other spice-related articles.

The Spice Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia of herbs and spices from McCormick.

World of Spices
Features articles related to spices and their uses.

Vegetarian

Delicious Pieces: The Vegetables We Eat
Discusses seeds, specialized root systems(such as carrots), shoot systems (such as asparagus and kohlrabi),edible leaves, flowers (broccoli), and other forms of vegetables.

Seitan: The Vegetarian Wheat Meat
Describes the uses of seitan, including recipes.

Vegetarian History Lessons From a Greek Chef
Recipes for vegetarian Greek dishes.

Vegetarian Resources
Site featuring vegetarian recipes, fact sheets, a vegetarian food guide, and articles from the Loma Linda University Nutrition and Health Letter.

Vegetarian Thanksgiving
Complete menu and recipes.