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| When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically travelled at least 1,500 miles—call it "the SUV diet." | |
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Artisan Bakers is a well-established company specializing in the production of hancrafted, high quality breads and pastries. The bakery enjoys world wide recognition through its founder, Craig Ponsford, winner of the French and Specialty Breads category of France’s 1996 Coupe du Monde de la Boulabngerie. |
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| Thai Recipes - Pad Thai, chicken satay, red curry, sticky rice, and dozens more. | |
| Allrecipes has more than 30,000 free recipes - all created, tested, reviewed and approved by home cooks worldwide. | |
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Everyone's favourite ficitional foodie presents a wealth of recipes and cooking tips. |
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| Dedicated to "This is the most Extraordinary green vegetable that ever came to be" | |
| Many products feature surprisingly good recipes on the package back. This site features a _blank recipe every day along with extensive archives. | |
| Wild salmon from British Columbia is one of the most spectacular seafood products in the world. | |
| "Real Food for Students", hosted by some top names in the British culinary field. | |
| This isn't a HALF-BAKED idea-- For over NINE years this low-key, little-publicized archive has been used to share bread recipes with thousands all over the world! | |
| Even though it has a heavy commercial component, anyone who would dedicate an entire article to a search for the ideal whisk deserves some attention. | |
| Chefs Life offers a retreat that efficiently allows members to enhance their networks and keep abreast on a wide range of topics with culinary interest. | |
| CHOW is a new kind of food media. Not only is our subject matter different—about the parties you really want to go to, the meals you really want to eat, the gear you really want to have—but we deliver it to you in audio, video, and everything else the Web’s got to offer. | |
| Through the collection of experimental data and contact with researchers, CoSIC assesses all the on-going and past medical research on coffee and caffeine being undertaken around the world. It maintains and regularly updates a scientific database that now comprises thousands of published research studies. | |
| Bento, or o-bento, refers to a packaged, single-portion, portable meal that is usually eaten at lunch, but also comes in larger sizes meant for use at picnics, dinner, and parties. | |
| Have an analytical mind? Like to cook? This is the site to read! | |
| As the world's largest epicurean magazine, we're dedicated to helping our more than 11 million readers eat better, feel better, and look their very best. | |
| Traditional Native American Recipes -- and lots of them! | |
| 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. | |
| This interesting site (currently in Beta) let's you retrieve menus based on your current mood. | |
| At Cork Cuisine, we'll brief you on how wine and food can complement each other. This site describes the ritual involved in serving wine, how to cook with wine, and suggestions on what wines should be paired with what foods. | |
| Everything you ever wanted to know about Crock Pot Recipes, Crock Pots and Crock Pot Cooking. | |
| The Cuisine site is one of the most comprehensive food, wine and associated "good living resources". Based in _blank Zealand. | |
| Rather difficult to navigate, but a great source for recipes. | |
| The Culinary Arts School of Ontario immerse the student in the essential skills that form the building blocks of all Classic cuisine: basic knife skills, stocks, sauces, meat, poultry and seafood, and interpretation of recipes. | |
| The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is a private, not-for-profit college dedicated to providing the world's best professional culinary education. | |
| We're the podcast for a generation that has grown up in a world-wide food revolution. Eat Feed is about the amazing wealth of tastes out there. | |
| A bimonthly food, wine and good living resource with restaurant reviews, recipes, wine recommendations, local travel tips, cook's toys and tools, books and lots more. | |
| Organic farming is a sustainable method of producing safe and nutritious food for many generations to come. At Earthbound Farm, we believe organic is the healthiest choice for people and the planet, that it's truly "Food to live by." | |
| The web's most flavorful herb and spice encyclopedia From the world's #1 flavor experts, McCormick Spices | |
| A commercial venture but features loads of info and tips on all sorts of spices and cooking styles. | |
| Lots of pop-up ads but otherwise very useful | |
| This self-proclaimed "Espresso Guy"created this site both to educate the home espresso making and to provide recipes and cool tips for those already pulling their own shots. There's also a buying guide to assist those interesting in buying equipment and coffee beans. | |
| Recent Fancy Food Shows have attracted from 19,000 to 32,000 attendees from specialty food, wine, gift and department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, mail-order and other related businesses. | |
| All across Ontario, shoppers are choosing Farmers' Markets for nature's best produce, where the food is fresh, high in quality and the next best thing to harvesting it yourself. | |
| Welcome to healthy eating! Fatfree Vegan Recipes has hundreds of delicious oil-free vegan recipes as well as information about healthy low-fat and fat-free vegan diets. _blank Recipes are added daily. | |
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Solve et coagula was a motto for alchemists: take the soil, dissolve it, rejoin it. Not too far from what cooks do: take from the soil, heat it, plate it. |
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| Contains more than 5,000 pages for reference and casual browsing. Explore articles on food history and usage; facts and trivia; quotes; who's who in food; culinary humour; recipes; and much, much more. | |
| Food history can be a complicated topic. These notes are not meant to be a comprehensive treatment of the subject, but a summary of salient points supported with culinary evidence. | |
| FoodVirgin.com is the home of The Food Virgin columns. Here, you'll find answers to all of your questions about eating out-- especially eating at restaurants that serve foreign food. | |
| The FCI is a world-class culinary school that combines classic French techniques with American inventiveness in a fast-paced curriculum. | |
| Welcome to The Fresh Loaf, a community for amateur artisan bakers and bread enthusiasts. This site contains featured recipes, lessons, book reviews, a community forum and recipe exchange, and baker blogs. | |
| Most food blogs show one beautifully styled picture and make long dissertations about the author's inner feelings with regard to the food. My name is François-Xavier (FX) -- a French-speaking Swiss man living on the shores of Lake Geneva -- and I like to show how it's done and the beauty of the ingredients, tools and sometimes scrapings. | |
| From the earliest times, garlic has been used as part of peoples diet. Garlic is most often used as a seasoning or a condiment, and is believed by many to have some medicinal value. It also contains alliin, ajoene, enzymes, vitamin B, minerals, and flavonoids. | |
| If medieval cooking is your primary interest, then this is the place to start. | |
| Gremolata’s primary mission is to help our readers eat and drink as well as they can, by providing them with timely information on local, seasonal and specialty ingredients, affordable well-made wines, and _blanks from the world of gourmet media. | |
| Actually part of the California Avocado Commission, but how can you resists that title? | |
| All you need to know about Greek eating and cooking and maybe more... | |
| Whether you are buying fresh organic meat to be used in your own food creation or buying our gourmet prepared foods to be eaten by candlelight , we ensure that what you're eating instigates within you a passion for food that has been produced the way nature intended. | |
| The website has two primary purposes: To disseminate information about research findings related to herbal use in our region, as well as to provide information about the safety of herbal product use in both English and Spanish. | |
| Home Canning is the perfect way to share your favorite tastes with family and loved ones. From a sassy salsa to award-winning chili. | |
| Rather heavy with brand promotion, but the recipe and reference sections are good and the glossary is fantastic! | |
| "You don't get to be known as 'The Hungover Gourmet' without wrestling a few hangovers in your day. Through extensive on-the-job research, I've tested (and in some cases retested) many of the popular 'cures', old wives tales, and preventative measures. Your mileage may vary. " | |
| Pickle Packers International, Inc. is a trade association for the pickled vegetable industry. Their site has just about everything a pickle lover needs. | |
| A unique archive of recipes and other food related information. Recipes can be stored in a personal recipe file. | |
| Provides know-how and helpful tips on how to select Italian foods, recipes, Italian wines, and more. Free emailnewsletter. | |
| The Official Site of the Foods and Wines of Italy. Lots of information on the history and culture of Italian food and wine, plus quizzes, extensive libraries and detailed maps. | |
| "Through this site, I hope to share both my love of Italian cooking, as well as the customs involved in the preparation and sharing of a typical Italian meal. I plan on exploring the regional cuisine throughout Italy, and the seasonal specialties unique to each area." | |
| The Jewels of Food seeks out the coolest Canadian Chefs and restaurateurs, the best food finds in town, and the hottest events around. Free weekly newsletter includes contests and VIP invitations to amazing food events. | |
| While not strictly a "food" site, there is a wealth of useful -- and hilarious -- food-related information here (e.g. Did you know that Pam cooking spray was patented in 1961?) | |
| Very comprehensive site that includes troubleshooting and substitution sections. | |
| The origin of the name 'scone' is just as unclear as where it came from. Some say the name comes from where the Kings of Scotland were crowned, the Stone (Scone) of Destiny. Others believe the name is derived from the Dutch word "schoonbrot" meaning fine white bread or from the German word "sconbrot" meaning 'fine or beautiful bread'. Still others say it comes from the Gaelic 'sgonn' a shapeless mass or large mouthful. | |
| "We are committed to presenting the latest updates on the latest happenings in the world of junk food. Whether there's a new flavor of Fritos on the market, or whether a giant ice cream statue is being built in Central Park, we're on the scene." | |
| In Urdu, Khana Pakana means Cooking Food. With hundreds of free online Pakistani recipes along with specialized Indian recipes and selected South-Asian food recipes both in English and Urdu, it is a quick and easy way to search for recipes, ideas for everyday family meals and inspirational food for special occasions. | |
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Molecular gastronomy and the science of cooking |
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From sweet to spicy, there's a mango to please any palate and a mango recipe to suit every mood. Take a taste vacation with mangos and discover a new world of flavor.
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| California-based food writer and broadcaster Marlena Spieler has provided an entertaining and useful site. Check out the online recipes. | |
| With their disarming openness and obvious joy for life (and fun), the boys question and probe their guests to talk about what they do - their methods, their secrets and their own love of food. | |
| Meals Matter is a non-commercial website developed and supported by the Dairy Council of California. There is no charge to use any feature on this site and this site does not include any advertising. | |
| Explore the wonderful and healthy cuisines of the Mediterranean and Asia. Take a culinary journey to Greece, Japan, Italy, China, Provence, Vietnam, Spain, Indonesia or Thailand. | |
| It's about Italian food and sharing how we make it from our kitchen in Florence, Italy. we enjoy cooking and learning new recipes and hope you will too. buon appetito. Includes recipe videos. | |
| Love mexican food! You will love the step-by-step directions and be absolutely surprised by how easy cooking mexican food can be! No cans,no jars, no premixes, and very little grease. Recipes that you will find in some of the finest restaurants in the United States and Mexico. | |
| The Mighty Foods site is about natural foods, organic ingredients, fair-trade products, veg-friendly recipes, sustainable farming, and more. | |
| In addition to her salt-free seasonings, Mrs. Dash serves up a delightful collection of recipes and kitchen tips. | |
| Wine Writer Lynn Ogryzlo hosts this website devoted to the great cuisine of Niagara. | |
| This blogsite is dedicated to cajun and creole cuisine and recipes. | |
| A website like mom would have made. Loaded with "comfort" foods and folksy wisdom. | |
| Ocean Wise is a Vancouver Aquarium conservation program created to help restaurants and their customers make environmentally friendly seafood choices. | |
| Registered users can save recipes from the large database of recipes in a personal "My Recipe Box" area for future reference. Registration is free. | |
| Once a month cooking (or freezer cooking) is a wonderful method of saving both money and time!The once a month cooking idea is to simplify your life - not to burden you down! | |
| North America's only all organic conference and trade show. | |
| "Is there a man who doesn't like pancakes?" Politically correct or not, this site is loaded with, yes, pancake recipes. | |
| The Paupered Chef is a blog started by two poorly-paid “freelance writers”. | |
| The Home for Pizza Lovers and Pizza Makers. Also has an online discussion forum. | |
| I believe you don't have to sacrifice to put a home-cooked meal on the table if you have a pantry stocked with essential items that make mealtime easier and quicker. | |
| A bare-bones site with thousands of recipes from every country imaginable. | |
| Recipe Goldmine is the home of thousands of recipes from around the world, including our famous collection of restaurant and clone recipes. | |
| Your Source for Recipes on the Internet | |
| The World's Smartest Cookbook & Cooking Community. Real people from all over the world have shared and rated more than 169,000 recipes and 48,000 photos | |
| For a "Nostalgic Nosh", this site features 1000s of authentic vintage recipes. | |
| "This website is a journal of my culinary adventures (the highs and the lows). I don't always follow recipes as I love inventing and playing with my food." | |
| If you love Italian cooking, and all things Italian, you'll find lots to love in this very comprehensive site. Lots of recipes and information on Italian wines | |
| For over 150 years, SAF® has explored the art of bread baking, and during this time has perfected an extensive collection of gourmet bread recipes, from the artisan to the modern bread machine loaf. | |
| Nothing here but salmon, salmon and more salmon. A salmon lover's dream come true! | |
| Does this wacky pair of sisters from Nashville go in the Wine section or the food section? You decide. Lots to love about this site. | |
| Every Wednesday, food junkie Bruce Cole posts interesting clips and links to articles by chefs, food writers, magazines, and food-related websites. | |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch raises consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources. We recommend which seafood to buy or to avoid, helping consumers to become advocates for environmentally friendly seafood. | |
| This folksie site features a huge array of recipes. | |
| Slow Food is an international association that promotes food and wine culture, but also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide. | |
| Slow Food USA is dedicated to stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production; to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community and to living a slower and more harmonious life. | |
| A feature of the company behind French's, Spice Islands and others, this is an excellent resource for anything to do with spices. | |
| StarChefs™ is an award-winning online magazine, serving the food service industry and food aficionados since 1995. | |
| The sub-title says " Modern Asian Home Cooking" but the emphasis is on modern and perhaps off-beat. | |
| Sushi Making is proud to present its sushi guides for all kinds of sushi known to mankind, now with animated flash illustrations to help you understand the complexity of sushi. | |
| Sweet Maria's would like to be your information source and green coffee supplier for your home coffee roasting adventures. Home roasting is easy! | |
| An original audio CD written and narrated by Ann Tudor featuring original musical, 13 recipes in PC CD-ROM format, and 75 minutes of entertainment! | |
| The German agricultural, food and beverage industries supply the largest and one of the most demanding consumer markets in Europe with high-quality products. | |
| Taste T.O. is a website dedicated to covering Toronto’s food and restaurant scene. From burgers to Berkshire pork, greasy spoons to gourmet hot-spots, cheese shops to Chinese take-aways - if you can eat it or drink it, we’ll write about it. | |
| My name is Hillel. I have no credentials, formal training, education, or any other official form of credibility when it comes to the world of food, cooking, and eating. The only quality I bring to the discussion is a view that every mealtime is an opportunity - and opportunities are not to be squandered. (Toronto area) | |
| Disclaimer: The Department of Entomology at Iowa State University is not responsible for gastric distress, allergic reactions, feelings of repulsion, or other problems resulting from the ingestion of foods represented on these pages. | |
| A personal chef answers the question "what's for dinner?"…we come to your home and prepare delicious, healthy, preservative free meals based on what you like to eat. | |
| The scope of this site is a bit confusing, but there are loads of classic southern recipes. | |
| Discover what's behind the different tastes of Thai food. Find recipes that you like. Get the ingredients. Cook, eat and enjoy! | |
| Cutesy personal and over-engineered by loaded with recipes, tips and cross references. | |
| Top Secret Recipes is the world's only Web site that brings you brand-name clone recipes that have been created from scratch. | |
| While not actually a food or wine related site, the Tree Hugger covers a lot of issues that affect anyone who consumes food and beverages. | |
| Wine site or Food site? Does it really matter where Tuscan food and wine are involved? | |
| A Nonprofit Vegetarian Public Service Publication. Each issue provides all kinds of vegetarian information pertinent to the vegetarian community. For those who visit from other areas of the country or from distant lands, we offer great diversity and invaluable vegetarian resources for vegetarians anywhere in the world. | |
| Pacific Northwest's most comprehensive resource for those interested in reducing the amount of meat and/or dairy products that they consume, for whatever reason and at whatever pace. | |
| The site makes no effort to explain what it is or why it exists. Still worth checking out. | |
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"The Visual Dictionary Online is an interactive dictionary with an innovative approach." This link points to the Food & Kitchen area. |
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| A community of cooking enthusiasts who share recipes with step by step pictures. | |
| Recipe Index; Food Facts, Hints and Tips; Herbs & Spices; Food & Cooking Information; History of Favorite Foods; Dinner Party and Menu Ideas; Food Safety; and much more. With author Linda Stradley. | |
| OK, so it's a commercial site. It's still pretty awesome. | |
| This site is a collection of recipes from all over the world. There are over 3000 recipes in the database, and we intend to keep growing it. The database is sorted by cuisine, so you can, for example, easily find tasty Greek recipes grouped together. | |
| Our purpose is to provide you with unbiased scientific information about how nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods can promote vibrant health and energy and fit your personal needs and busy lifestyle. | |
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| Artisanal Premium Cheese creates a new standard of cheese excellence by selecting and maturing only the finest quality artisanal cheeses. Our team of passionate cheese experts is involved from farm to consumer, focusing on the critical aging period to ensure the cheeses are enjoyed at peak ripeness. | |
| From the crossroads in the village of Balderson to the leading cheese shops across the world, award winning Balderson Cheddars are internationally renowned for their classic cheddar flavour, creamy texture and traditional cheddar sharpness. | |
| Taste, compare, discover, explore the world of cheese. The first "caseophile" certificate cheese product knowledge program in Canada. | |
| Cheese specialist Julia Rogers and sommelier Tonia Wilson are an enthusiastic and authoritative team, committed to taste education. Cheese Culture’s animated and informative presentations develop skills and confidence, enhancing appreciation of cheese and wine. | |
| CheeseNet began in March, 1995, and has been growing ever since. Our aim is to disseminate information on cheese and its many uses, in the interest of increasing Netizens' cheese knowledge. | |
| Wine & Food writer/broadcaster Les Kincaid has put together and informative site. A good place to start is this impressive guide to cheeses. | |
| For the do-it-yourselfer, and well laid out site on how to make your own cheese at home, plus lots of other goodies. | |
| It’s been 109 years since the Mammoth Cheese was produced here in Perth. The idea of producing the cheese originated with the Dominion Dairy Commissioner and the work of manufacturing it took place at the experimental dairy station in Perth. | |
| Celebrate the bounty of local Ontario terroir with a tasting of fine Ontario Artisan Cheeses. | |
| In a very short time, Ontario has become the home of the greatest variety of dairy sheep breeding stock in North America, and has a growing system of sheep milk processing companies producing unique taste experiences. | |
| "Dairy Science education has been part of our mandate at the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, for more than 125 years, and we are proud to be able to use the internet to continue this long-standing tradition." | |
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| All The Best Fine Foods occupies three storefronts in a century-old building on Yonge Street in a convenient mid-Toronto location on the edge of Rosedale. | |
| The sausages and francs are fantastic, and they're made without chemicals. | |
| Your source for information on bringing wine to restaurants in Ontario. You will find lists of Ontario restaurants that support BYOW as well as corkage fee and rules for each place. | |
| Visit our on-line "SHOP" for a searchable listing of over 1200 fiery products and a shopping system that makes it easier than ever to buy from Chilly Chiles. | |
| Dedicated to celebrating the everyday beauty of life, CocoaVino couples two of life’s most sensual pleasures—chocolate and wine. The robust character of many wines and liqueurs makes them ideal flavorings for filled chocolates. | |
| Originally a "house brand", this subsidiary of Sobey's has evolved into a top-rank supplier of gourmet delights. | |
| en Ville Event Design and Catering, Toronto's finest full service caterer. Deep within the heart of each en Ville team member is passion; a passion to produce flawless events with professional logistical management, foods, beverages, and service which are second to none, simply excellence in everything we do. | |
| Canada's Largest Online Restaurant Database. Food being one of the major pillars of culture, Foodinc tries to provide a glimpse into the cultural quilt that is Canada. | |
| Although I've not been to the eat-in locations, I can attest that the food catered by Terroni is simply to die for. Highly recommended. | |
| A remarkable website that provides lots of current information on Ontario food, wine, travel, and related news. | |
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| With more than 200 members, the Alliance is a one-stop source for referrals, information and education. | |
| The Canadian Dairy Information Centre is a partnership between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , the Canadian Dairy Commission & the Dairy Farmers of Canada . | |
| Chefs Life is the ultimate in online chef’s communities. A perfect meeting place for its members to connect with other like minded chefs across the globe. | |
| CIWF’s vision is a world where farm animals are treated with compassion and respect and where cruel factory farming practices end. | |
| The official website of Dairy Farmers of Canada purports to be for the dairy industry, yet includes user-friendly info on promotions, contests, recipes, tips for entertaining, and lots about cheese. | |
| Dietitians of Canada is the nation-wide voice of dietitians and is a trusted source of information on food and nutrition for Canadians. | |
| From paper-thin air-cured beef from Italy and grassy single-pressed extra virgin olive oil from France to creamy goat's milk cheese from Greece and sultry ales from Belgium, authentic foods from Europe have long charmed and intrigued the palate. | |
| We are working with grassroots organizations and other allies around the world to stop the corporate control of our food and water. We are committed to creating an economically and environmentally viable future. | |
| Canada's Cooking Channel site. Include recipes, reference area, cooking "personalities", and a free newsletter | |
| A pro-vegetarian site sponsored by a number of celebrities Contains good diet info and recipes. | |
| Slow fermented, blended solera style using 8 varieties of grapes, Minus 8 is rounded and finished with aging in French Oak, and finally in bottle for several years. Minus 8 Wine Vinegar is unique and made exclusively at one vineyard. | |
| The purpose of this page is to inform the public about goats, goat milk, and the Ontario Goat Milk industry. | |
| Organic Advocates gives chefs, farmers and the public the perfect opportunity to deal directly with each other instead of dealing with a distributor. Our membership includes some of Canada’s finest chefs, premier organic producers and dedicated consumers — people who want to make a difference in the way we eat and grow food. | |
| The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics. | |
| PETA believes that animals have rights and deserve to have their best interests taken into consideration, regardless of whether they are useful to humans. Like you, they are capable of suffering and have an interest in leading their own lives. | |
| Plan B Organic Farm is committed to growing delicious, high quality vegetables, herbs and fruits using organic farming methods that are in harmony with our surrounding environments. | |
| Fresh Roasted means we can boast to have the most flavourful coffee in town. Fair Trade means we have negotiated a fair price with our co-op growers and paid an extra premium for investments in their communities. | |
| We believe that the pleasures attained from great gastronomic experiences create life's most memorable moments. We organize, host and promote exquisite epicurean events, celebrating wining & dining excellence. We offer luxury catering focusing on wine appreciation. Let Chef Tonia Wilson take the stress out of planning your next dinner or cocktail party by taking care of all your dining needs. | |
| An educational venture that provides lots of information, recipes and ideas for serving seafoods. | |
| With more than 60,000 members world-wide, slow food celebrates a relaxed and harmonious approach to life as well as gastronomy. | |
| Slow Food Canada has grown to 17 convivia across the country and more than 600 members. To get involved, contact your local convivium leader. | |
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A list of all the soy recipes, some with photographs and multimedia demonstrations. These recipes were prepared by the staff at National Soybean Research Lab (NSRL). |
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| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a farm, a kitchen, a classroom, an exhibit, a laboratory, a campus. The mission of this unique, nonprofit, member-driven collaboration is to celebrate, teach and advance community-based food production and enjoyment, from farm to classroom to table. | |
| "In 1981 Julia Child, Robert Mondavi, Richard Graff, and others founded The American Institute of Wine & Food, a non-profit educational organization devoted to improving the appreciation, understanding, and accessibility of food and wine." | |
| No, it's not a display of fossilized food. The Food Museum examines "what we eat and how we eat it, where it came from, how it has evolved, what its impact is on the world, and what its future may be". | |
| An activist page that draws attention to the dark side of factory meat farms. Has lots of links to sites with a similar focus. | |
