Websites

www.cookinitaly.com
Peggy Markel calls her food-oriented sojourns in Tuscany, the Island of Elba, Sicily and Morocco “culinary adventures.” They are the best and fastest way to get down deep into the rich cultures of these places. Her trips are life–changing.

www.recipelinks.netfirms.com
This is a well–categorized collection of useful food links.

www.splendidtable.org
This is the companion Web site to The Splendid Table, the informative, entertaining radio show hosted by Lynne Rosetto Kasper, author of The Splendid Table.

www.outlawcook.com
John and Matt Thorne’s electronic companion to their renowned newsletter, Simple Cooking, is wonderfully written, opinionated, and no–nonsense.

www.cooksillustrated.com
This companion Web site to Cook’s Illustrated magazine is a great resource of techniques, recipes, and product ratings.

www.foodsubs.com
The Cook’s Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools.

www.about.com
Another great site for basic information about food and cooking, including knife skills.

www.oldwayspt.org
Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust is a food issues think tank that promotes healthy eating, sustainable food choices, and traditional foodways.

www.slowfood.com
Slow Food is an international movement to counter the fast–food trend and promulgate pleasure in and protection of traditional foods and heritage.

www.eco-labels.org
Consumers Union evaluations of “eco” claims.

www.blonz.com
The Blonz Guide is a great resource for navigating the fields of nutrition, foods, food science, health, and wellness.

www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
You can use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s nutrient database to calculate the nutritional values of specific foods.

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
The National Library of Medicine’s easy–to–use Web page of consumer health information has references to more than 11 million articles from 4,300 biomedical journals.

www.cspinet.org
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, an independent organization dedicated to educating the public and policy makers about the importance of nutrition and food safety, offers information about nutrition and diet issues.