Madigan Library
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Quick Reference
Culinary Arts
Hospitality & Culinary Arts Subject Guide
The Cook's Thesaurus "is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions."
Epicurious Food Dictionary "Know saté from sauté, semifreddo from spoom? Search our dictionary of more than 4,000 food terms and you'll never have to eat your words."
Food Reference
"long articles on food history and usage; short food facts and trivia; an
extensive collection of quotes; who’s who in food; cooking tips; culinary
humor, poems & crossword puzzles, and a Culinary Calendar. Recipes, modern,
classic and historical are also presented."
Global Gourmet's resources include a cooking calculator, recipe search, message board, and a NetFood Directory.
Julia Child: Lessons with Gourmet Chefs
PBS brings America's original celebrity chef online with streaming video.
Search the database to see master chefs in action.
Spice Advice
Many unique "spicy" goodies including a spice encyclopedia, a history of spices, FAQs and favorite recipes.
StarChefs
"Hosted online by 100 of the world's top celebrity chefs, the site has become
the most important destination for original culinary content on the Web.
Its JobFinder is the premier employment classifieds destination for the hospitality industry."
Vegetarian Kitchen
Nava Atlas, author of several books on vegetarian cooking, provides tips,
recipes, menu of the month, a message board, and information on using seasonal produce in vegetarian dishes.
