Everyone
deserves a well-earned break now and then and if youre
the type of person who would like to combine a trip abroad
with a delicious cooking experience, this is the prize for
you!
Useful
or interesting links to food related sites:
Food
Links
Anna
Marias Open Kitchen
A unique site about Italian Cooking where you will
find step-by-step illustrated Italian food recipe
for Tiramisu, and classic Italian recipes for
pasta, lasagna, gnocchi, risotto, pizza, polenta,
and much more, articles on history of food, and a
food newsletter.
BevReview
BevReview.com provides beverage reviews and updates
on a variety of carbonated soft drinks, fruit drinks,
and other types of liquid refreshment.
Raymond Blanc
"Le
Manoir aux Quat' Saisons is the fulfilment of a personal
vision, a dream that one day I would create a hotel
and restaurant in harmony where my guests would find
perfection in food, comfort, service and welcome."
~ Raymond Blanc
Celebrity
Chefs
A UK based company, Celebrity Chefs is the countrys
only agency specialising exclusively in the representation
of Celebrity Chefs. They are able to provide you with
a celebrity chef for any event. For further information
and to see details of some of the chefs visit the
web site.
ChefTalk
Learn from the chefs, thousands of cooking questions
answered in our forums by the chefs every day. The
site also features free culinary blogs and photo galleries
to all members, hundreds of recipes, cooking articles,
cookbook reviews and beverage reviews.
Chef2Chef
A Chef's Practical Guide to Practically Everything
- a portal designed for the culinary professionals
and enthusiasts.
Cooking
Down Under with Pat Churchill
Food, wine and cooking Down Under in Australia and
New Zealand. Lots of recipes, photos and food-related
articles.
Cooking
Holiday or Cooking Vacation
Want to find that magical cooking holiday? A weekend
cooking break to dream about? A cooking course to
hone your skills?
CooksRecipes.com
This is one of the best recipe sites on the internet.
It is completely independent and run by Hope Pryor.
If you don't visit any other website for a recipe
you should not miss this one!
Discuss
Cooking
Cooking related forum where lovers of cooking can
share recipes, ideas and help each other.
Edible
adventures in Paris, Nice and beyond
Food writer and cooking teacher Rosa Jackson divides
her time between Nice and Paris. Her blog is dedicated
to the things that inspire her cooking every day,
from the produce at the Cours Saleya market in Nice
to passionate artisans and chefs in Paris.
Essex
Gourmet
Your Local Independent Guide to the Finest Restaurants
& Pub Restaurant Dining, Producers, Suppliers
& Specialist Food & Drink Businesses within
Essex.
Gifts
From Your Kitchen
Delicious gifts from your own kitchen or adorable
crafts . . . Gifts in a jar, breads, fudge, confections,
gourmet popcorn, fruit cakes and more. Take a gift
with you for almost any occasion, or "just because"
. . .
Kitchen
Person
A culinary blog from food journalist Andy Lynes
Kitchen
Skill
Want to learn to cook? Want to train to be a chef?
Then Kitchen Skill is the place to find a cooking
school.
Hotel
La La Locanda del Castello - Tuscany Italy
Located in the Tuscan countryside of The Crete Senesi,
Hotel La Locanda del Castello is the place to stay
if you want peace and tranquility with a touch of
magic!
Leite's
Culinaria
The James Beard Award-winning Web site published by
David Leite, offers a wide range of food writing,
carefully edited celebrity chef and ethnic recipes,
resources, and cooking tips. It is also one of the
only sites that tests many of the recipes it posts,
so that each dish is a winner.
Nana's
Recipes
Easy to prepare "home cooking with flair" recipes
from a Grandmother who loves to cook! Pictures and
detailed recipes of chocolate desserts, cakes, pies,
cookies, salads, entrees, side dishes and more.
PortugueseCooking.com
The web site of Ana Patuleia Ortins who is the author
of the book, Portuguese Homestyle Cooking. The book
gives an overview of the centuries old cultural influences
on Portugals cuisine. It describes the ingredients
common to Mediterranean countries and essential to
Portuguese cuisine including olive oil, onions, bay
leaves, garlic, fresh coriander, paprika, chili peppers
and red sweet peppers.
pots2plots
A complete guide to growing vegetables, fruit, herbs
and edible flowers in garden beds, allotments and
container gardening - from small pots to large plots
- including garden planning, gardening equipment,
site and soil management, sowing garden seeds, planting,
looking after crops, harvesting, storing and cooking
plus lots more
Recipes4us.co.uk
Now with over 3,500 British and International recipes!
Cooking Terms, Conversion Charts, Online Food Shopping
and Kitchenware Stockists Directory, Food Preparation,
Ingredient Analysis, Special Diets, Growing Herbs
& Vegetables plus lots more.
RecipeGoldmine
You have to be impressed by the sheer size and content
of RecipeGoldmine which is run by Linda Roth with
some very able help from her main contributors like
Kevin Taylor, the BBQ Guru.
Judy
Ridgway - www.oliveoil.org.uk
Judy Ridgway is an internationally recognised expert
on olive oil and her site includes a range of information
on olive oil from up-to-date news from the producing
regions, recipes from the producers and information
on courses, books, exhibitions and new products of
particular interest.
SandwichGuide.co.uk The
only website on the internet dedicated to providing
impartial and detailed reviews of the hundreds of
sandwiches available on the high-street.
Spanish
Tapas
All about tapas, the small plate with the big flavour.
Recipes, ingredients, methods and the practicalities
of what to buy, where to buy it, and how to prepare
it.
Stirrin'
Stuff
As a Scottish mother of six, Fiona Bird (who lives
in Kirrimuir, Scotland. Fiona was the winner of Scottish
Masterchef and a finalist in the overall UK Masterchef)
she is very keen to encourage more children to cook
and has started an initiative for children called
Stirrin' Stuff. If you would like to contact her to
find out more or would like to get involved visit
the Stirrin' Stuff web site.
Top
Spanish Tapas
Serrano Ham, Iberico Ham, Chorizo, Salchichon, Olive
oil are all traditional Spanish foods that are used
in tapas every day in Spain. Visit Orce Serrano Hams
tapas web log where you will find a wide range of
typical Andalucian recipes from tapas dishes to traditional
meals. The recipes they offer have been sourced from
their own local eating establishments and their Spanish
neighbours.
Tarn-Web
Tourism and gastronomy of South West France - a bilingual
site in English and French. With illustrated traditional
recipes, articles about olives, foie gras, the French
Paradox and others, gastronomy books, links to restaurants
with an interactive comments function - and much more
. . .