Reference

Food, Wine and Cooking

Categories

* Chefs
* Farmers Markets
* Food and Hospitality Industry
* Food and Wine Festivals
* Kai - Food
* Recipes
* Vegetarian and Alternative Diets
* Wine

Sites

* Culinary Arts Collection
The Culinary Arts collection includes hundreds of major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
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* Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Over 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini. Students, academics, and general researchers will find entries on everything from food preparation, distribution and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines. Entries range from 250 to 10,000 words each and are supplemented by 400 photographs and illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, timelines, and a comprehensive index. Ed. Solomon H. Katz. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003.
From The Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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* A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Published by Oxford University Press, 1995. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* Food @ Credo referenceplus
A collection of reference books covering Food.
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* Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
Published by Oxford University Press, 1997. Electronic Resource from Oxford Reference Online.
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* Food and Nutrition @ Oxford Reference Online
A collection of reference books covering Food and Nutrition.
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* 5+aday
Promoting eating of fruit and vegetables. Recipes from Annabel Langbein.
* Asia Food
Extensive Asian food recipes and glossary of Asian food ingredients. From Charmaine Solomon's Encyclopedia of Asian Food.
* BBC Food
Food, recipes, consumer food matters and more from BBC Living
* Best Fish Guide
Forest & Bird provides NZ consumers with this guide which ranks the ecological sustainability of seafood from our commercial fisheries.
* Captain Cook's Spruce Beer
Description of how Cook made spruce beer in New Zealand. Fron New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.
* The Cheese Web
Information about British and New Zealand cheese from cheese expert Juliet Harbutt.
* Chocolate and Zucchini
Clotilde Dusoulier blogs about food and life in France and has now released a cookbook.
* Choice Food for Kids
Australian site which reviews food products to help parents choose healthier food for their children.
* Choosing the Right Stuff
The official shoppers' guide to food additives and labels, kilojoules and fat content. from Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
* Christchurch Water
Official information from Christchurch City Council about the Christchurch water supply. Includes where it comes from, conservation tips, chemical analysis etc.
* CookIt
A cooking site that's more than just recipes. Includes techniques and equipment, very simple recipes and even has a historical cookbook and information for teachers.
* Craft Beer
Includes home brewers and craft brewers.
* Cuisine
New Zealand gourmet food and wine magazine - articles, wine evaluation, recipes, restaurant reviews.
* Dinefine
New Zealand Onine restaurant guide from the Restaurant Association of NZ.
* Dineout
New Zealand restaurant listing and review website. Searchable by name or region.
* The Epicentre
Includes an encyclopedia of spices, recipes and a glossary of herbs, spices and other ingredients.
* Epicurious.com
"For people who love to eat" - from Gourmet and Bon Appétit magazines
* Food and Wine
American food and wine site. Recipes, menus, advice, basic wine information.
* Food For the Consumer
From Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
* Foodlovers
Features, links and other information for New Zealand foodies.
* Freegan.Info
Website about the Freegan movement.
* GE Free Food Guide
Database of food products sold in New Zealand and their GE free rating. From Greenpeace New Zealand.
* The Great British Kitchen
Traditional (pre-War) English cooking from The British Food Trust.
* IACP Cookbook Awards
Lists winners of this award (previously known as the Tastemaker Awards) for outstanding cookbooks. Features current award winners and finalists, and an archive of winners back to 1986. From the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
* marthastewart.com
* New Zealand Guild of Food Writers
The professional body for food journalists and others involved in writing about, presenting, promoting, illustrating, and teaching about the specialist area of food and beverages.
* New Zealand IceCream Manufacturers Association
* New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers
Encouraging excellence in cheesemaking in New Zealand. Annual awards for NZ Champions of Cheese.
* New Zealand Wine
Official website of New Zealand Winegrowers.
* New Zealand Wine Directory
Links to New Zealand wineries by region and individual name.
* NZ Vegetables
Large collection of vegetable recipes from New Zealand vegetable growers' organisation.
* Otautahi Urban Foraging
Facebook site of Christchurch based urban foraging group. Includes link to Google map showing location of food sources.
* Real Beer New Zealand
Information on beer and brewing for professionals and amateurs.
* Slow Food
International movement supporting locally grown food and wine and promoting cooking traditional recipes.
* Tizwine.com
Directory of New Zealand wine industry including wineries, merchants, events.
* Waipara Valley Wine Growers
Website for the Waipara Valley wine region in Canterbury. Links to wineries, tourism, accomodation,events.
* Wines of Canterbury
Website of the Canterbury Winegrowers Association. Includes Winery map.
* Worldwide Gourmet
Lots of recipes, entertaining ideas and useful hints and conversion tables.
* Your Water
Official water information from Environment Canterbury. Issues, quality, monitoring of water in Canterbury.