Food Links

There are many recipe and food sites out there, and I haven't got the time or inclincation to check them all out.  These are some I've particularly liked.

Information

Gernot Katzner's Spice Pages--for my 2cents, better info than you'll find in the vast majority of books.  My only concern about this site is that someday he may stop supporting it, and the wonderful info will disappear.

SF Chronicle Food Section--I still read the online version every week

Splendid Table--includes information and forums related to the NPR program

Forums, mailing lists

Bread Baker's List--a great list for baking bread, for everyone from beginners to people who write award-winning bread cookbooks

Wholegrain-baking List--a list about baking bread, but also other things, with an emphasis on whole-grains; a number of others who mill wheat themselves congregate here.  Lots of good bakers and advice about sourdoughs here.

E-gullet--an amazing resource for serious cooks, including lots of professionals, with forums for getting even the most obscure cooking-related questions answered

Tea-mail list--just joined this one as I recently started to drink a lot more tea

Simple cooking--website by John Thorne, who puts out a newsletter, Simple Cooking, and has a number of volumes of collected articles out now, the lastest, Mouth Wide Open, is a delight

Organizations

James Beard Foundation--information and cookbook awards

International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)--information, and cookbook awards

(I always like to check up and see how the books I've been most impressed by have done in the awards each year)

Chocolate

Scharffenberger Chocolate--source of beloved 70% bittersweet, and many other lovely things, with information and online tour reservations (the tour is highly recommended!) available here


Places to $pend on Food Online

Sirene Spicer--indispensible source for unusual spices such as long pepper, cubebs, and cassia buds


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