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Culinary Arts

A guide on the basic fundamentals of culinary Arts

Organizations & Associations

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The National Restaurant Association 

The largest foodservice trade association in the world. We represent and advocate on behalf of more than 500,000 restaurant businesses.

 

The International Association of Culinary Professionals 

A unique community, a crossroads where members meet to share experiences and expertise, advice and support, in ways that can lead to unparalleled growth and professional and personal success.

 

American Institute of Wine & Food (AIWF)

The American Institute of Wine & Food 

A national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the understanding, appreciation and quality of wine and food through fun educational experiences in support of our Scholarship and signature Days of Taste® programs

 

James Beard Foundation 

a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other leaders making America's food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone

 

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

A forum for passionate science of food professionals and technologists to collaborate, learn, and contribute all with the goal of inspiring and transforming collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world.

 

Society for Foodservice Management (SFM)

serves the needs and interests of executives in the corporate foodservice and workplace hospitality industries.

 

World Association of Cooks Societies (W.A.C.S.)

 

American Culinary Federation (ACF)

A professional offering education and programmatic accreditation and certification for chefs and cooks

 

American Bakers Association

 

Bread Bakers Guild of America

 

International Association of Culinary Professionals

 

North American Millers Association

 

Retail Bakers of America

Additional Resources

National Agricultural Library 

Houses one of the world's largest collections devoted to agriculture and its related sciences including nutrition, food science, supplements and food safety. 

 

StarChefs Magazine
Award-winning online magazine serving the foodservice industry and food aficionados

 

Stella Culinary 

 

OER Commons: Culinary Arts 

Open Educational resources for the culinary arts field

 

PBS Food 

Enjoy recipes, videos, and tutorials on food preperation, cooking, and presentations.

 

Food Reference 

an information website - all about food. Long articles about food, short facts and trivia, cooking tips, recipes etc.

 

Cook's Thesaurus 

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.

 

Food Museum

This website is about the origins of foods, food issues, food advertising, and foods in other countries.

 

What's cooking America 

wealth of information on cooking tips, regional food recipes and stories, information articles about foods, dinner party menus, culinary and travel articles, and even a culinary dictionary to help figure out what a cooking term means.

 

Amateur Gourmet 

Recipes, restaurant reviews, and links to the best food stuff on the web

 

Culinary Pro 

website developed by professional chefs and culinary educators dedicated to advancing the foodservice field through education and training.Find topics on culinary careers, culinary science, food preparation, culinary techniques, or travel the world with the global flavors guide

 

Chef2Chef 

brings together culinary professionals and foodies alike, connecting them through stories, student blogs, and recipes. This site aims to connects prospective students to the culinary arts programs & schools.

 

Internet Public Library - Food Resources 

Links to food resources on the internet

 

PBS Food 

Videos on Food

 

the Cooking channel 

List of top tv shows on cooking

 

PastryWiz 

All about cakes

 

ChefDB 

an ongoing project aimed at documenting and promoting the work history of chefs and food & hospitality professionals from around the world

 

Gherkins & Tomatoes 

Online cookbook resources list

 

Amazing Ribs

More than ribs this is an overall BBQ how-to site with extensive info on techniques, recipes, equipment and history.

 

Chef's Resources

Professional Chef's informational tool for kitchen management

 

A PInch Of...

Make the most of culinary herbs and spices.

 

Choose My Plate

USDA's replacement for the Food Pyramid.

 

Joy of Baking

24 Years of Award Winning Baking & Dessert Video Recipes

 

Visual dictionary - Food & Kitchen

 

Modern Pastry and Plated Dessert Techniques

 

Basic Kitchen and Food Service Management

 

From Vitamins to Baked Goods: Real Applications of Organic Chemistry (2012)

 

Chemistry of Cooking

 

Cooking Matters: Educational Tools

 

Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project
Online collection of the most important 19th and early 20th century American cookbooks, viewable as page images

 

Food Timeline
Timelines of foods and recipes throughout world history, as well as social history, manners, and historic menus

 

Nation's Restaraunt News

restaurant industry news

 

FoodSubs

is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.

 

Cookstr 

 

Flavor & the Menu

 

King authur Baking

 

America's test Kitchen

 

Vegetarian Times 

 

Spices

 

Serious Eats

 

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