Culinary Arts: Websites and Food Blogs

Detailed descriptions of over 50 different fruits, including origin, adaptation, and characteristics of cultivars.

Food industry news, analysis and research.

Links to information on dietary guidelines, food labels, and the National Nutrient database (listing nutrients for more than 6,000 foods.)

As the authority on cooking in America since 1929, ACF is the premier professional chefs’ organization in North America with more than 20,000 members in more than 200 chapters.

The American Institute of Wine & Food is a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the understanding, appreciation and quality of wine and food.

Founded in 1946, the CIA is an independent, not-for-profit college offering associate and bachelor's degrees with majors in culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and culinary science, as well as certificate programs. As the world's premier culinary college, the CIA provides thought leadership in the areas of professional excellence, health & wellness, sustainability, and world cuisines and cultures through research and conferences.

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) is a worldwide forum for the development and exchange of information, knowledge, and inspiration within the professional food and beverage community.

The James Beard Foundation's mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor America's diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire.

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is the largest foodservice trade association in the world*—supporting nearly 500,000 restaurant businesses. In partnership with our state restaurant associations, we work every day to empower all restaurant owners and operators to achieve more than they thought possible.

The N.C. Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCRLA) provides ultimate access to the resources and support restaurant and lodging professionals need to lead thriving businesses, while serving as conscientious, contributing members of an unparalleled industry.

With hundreds of pages of content the goal of Restaurant Report's online site is to provide a valuable resource which offers information that supports the mission of our independent audience -- delivering outstanding local dining experiences!

The premise this site was built on is best summed up in two sentences: When you own over 100 cookbooks, it is time to stop buying, and start cooking. This site chronicles a cookbook collection, one recipe at a time.

Chocolate & Zucchini is a blog written by Clotilde Dusoulier, a French food writer based in Paris who shares her passion for all things food-related. Her focus is on fresh, colorful, and seasonal foods, making room for both wholesome, nourishing dishes and sweet treats. Here you’ll find recipe ideas and cooking inspiration, plus musings on ingredients, cookbooks, utensils, and restaurant or travel experiences.

Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot are Ideas in Food, a blog, a book, and a culinary consulting business based in Bow, NH. They met in the kitchen at Clio in Boston in 1997 and have been cooking together ever since. Aki and Alex specialize in sharing techniques for creativity with chefs, cooks, restaurants, food service companies, and home cooks based on the premise that a solid understanding of science and technique coupled with high quality ingredients, modern equipment, and innovative approaches to cooking makes anything possible. They specialize in helping other chefs express their own cuisine more clearly and effectively. In addition to their work with individual chefs and restaurants, they have consulted with companies including the Art Institutes, the Institute of Culinary Education, Marks & Spencer, and Unilever.

Links to recipes, cooking techniques, and product directories.

Over 120,000 recipes!

Information on food, substitutions, and cooking utensils. Lots of pictures.

A site for everything cooking related. Look for daily link to something interesting, chef's calculator, discussion forum, articles, recipes, an interactive recipe exchange, and more.

"The world's greatest recipe collection."

One of the most popular recipe sites on the Internet.

Includes an encyclopedia of food, over 25,000 recipes, and information on the cooking shows of the Food Network.

A dedicated recipe search engine, indexing over 2 million recipes.

This website for the Minnesota public radio show "The Splendid Table", covers fine dining and cooking. "Boiling Water 101" has tips for cooks of all skill levels.

Includes links to web pages of famous chefs! Post your own resume and check out the recipes and wine tips. And see Cookstr for more chef biographies.

Vegetarian recipes.