Culinary Arts

Bon Appetit! Bon Appetito! Buen Apetito!

"Bon Appetit! Bon Appetito! Buen Apetito!" Those expressions are synonymous with fine dining. You may not have thought of the Web in the same way, but its use can enhance your dining experience or provide you with the means to prepare a fine meal. The following sites list thousands of recipes from every corner of the globe and for every taste and list and rate restaurants from Boston to St. Petersburg. Many food and wine dictionaries are available on the Web and I have listed two excellent ones. Enter "lobser" in the recipe search engine of either the Bon Appetit or Gourmet Web site to obtain over one hundred really special lobster recipes.

Epicurious' Bon Appetit
www.epicurious.com/bonappetit/
Table of contents of the current issue of the gourmet magazine Bon Appetit, searchable database of recipes, regional restaurant reviews, cooking technique online videos (streaming video), barbecueing tips and recipes, and much more.

Epicurious' Gourmet Magazine
eat.epicurious.com/gourmet/
Table of contents of the current issue of the gourmet magazine Gourmet, searchable database of recipes, regional restaurant reviews, cooking technique online videos (streaming video), expert advice, kitchen tips, and much more. Much of the searchable content is the same as Bon Appetit.

Epicurious Eating Dictionary
www.epicurious.com/run/fooddictionary/home
More than 4,000 food terms. Metric equivalents and an herb-and-spice chart can be found here.

Epicurious Wine Dictionary
www.epicurious.com/run/winedictionary/home
Do you want to know the difference between Riesling and Gewuerztraminer? This is the site for you. More than 3,500 entries.

The French Cheese Library of Fromages.com
www.fromages.com/library.php
Over 140 French cheeses are described (including photographs). They are sorted by the type of milk - cow, goat, or sheep. Details are given on where the cheese is made and its appearance, smell, and taste. The best season to eat a given cheese is suggested and an accompanying wine is recommended.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine
www.winemag.com
Online article from the current issue, vintage chart, calendar of events (festivals and wine tastings), buying guide (includes ratings and reviews of wines tasted by Wine Enthusiast Magazine's editors and other qualified tasters), archive of previously posted articles, and links (Web sites of domestic and international wineries).

Beeradvocate.com (Beer resource)
Learn more about beer. Learn how to appreciate beer. Lists and describes over 100 beers styles along with commercial examples.

SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes
www.recipesource.com
Tens of thousands of recipes from all over the world.

Online Zagat Guide
www.zagat.com
More than 20,000 restaurants, bistros, cafes, coffee-houses, diners, hotels and takeout joints in the city or urban area of your choice. Once you've selected a city, restaurant reviews are sorted by neighborhood, alphabetically, and by cuisine. Decided to go to a particular restaurant? One click and you'll be provided with a map showing the location.

Fodors.com
www.fodors.com/reviews/drevselect.cfm
Fodor's online restaurant guide. More comprehensive than the Zagat Guide above.

Boston Magazine
www.bostonmagazine.com/dining/
Boston Magazine's online restaurant reviews.

Boston.com
ae.boston.com/dining/search.shtml
Search the last three years of reviews from The Boston Globe, as well as all of the capsule reviews from Boston Magazine's restaurant guide. Search by name, cuisine, location, price range, or by a combination of all four.

Open List Restaurant and Hotel Search
www.openlist.com/
Local search for restaurants and hotels, featuring reviews, recommendations, ratings, and user comments.

Great Chefs of the World
travel.discovery.com/fansites/greatchefs/greatchefs.html
From the Discovery Channel. Chef profiles, recipes, and cooking basics.

Emerils.com
www.emerils.com/emerilshome.html
Emeril Lagasse's very own Web site!

Foreign Cuisines

  • Chinese - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_food
    Chinese cuisine is the general term given to the food or styles of cooking of various regional cuisines originating from China. Regional cultural differences vary greatly amongst the different regions of China, giving rise to the different styles of food. There are eight main regional cuisines, and they are: Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Szechuan, and Zhejiang. This site provides links to explanations of these regional cuisines.
  • French - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine
    French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking. The various regional cuisines are briefly explained - Paris • Ile-de-France; Champagne • Lorraine • Alsace; Nord • Pas de Calais • Picardy • Normandy • Brittany; The Loire Valley • Central France; Burgundy • Franche-Comté; Lyon • Rhône-Alpes; Poitou-Charentes • Limousin; Bordeaux • Perigord • Gascony • Pays Basque; Toulouse • Quercy • Aveyron; Roussillon • Languedoc • Les Cévennes; Provence • Côte d'Azur Corsica. Links to descriptions of many of the regional dishes are provided.
  • Spanish - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_cuisine
    Spanish cuisine consists of a great variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep Mediterranean roots. The various regional cuisines are very briefly explained - Extremadura, Navarra, La Rioja, Murcia, Madrid, Andalusia, Basque country. Links to more extensive descriptions of regional cuisines and dishes are provided.
  • Italian - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_cuisine
    Although Italian cuisine does have defining features that are found throughout the country, it is composed of highly varied regional cuisines. The various regional cuisines are briefly explained - Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto,Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Lombardy, Val D'Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, snd Sardinia. Links to more extensive descriptions of regional cuisines and dishes are provided.
  • German - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cuisine
    German Cuisine varies greatly from region to region. The southern regions of Bavaria and Swabia share many dishes among them and with their neighbours to the south, Switzerland and Austria. The various regional cuisines are briefly explained - Baden-Württemberg, Bremen and Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Franconia (Franken), Hamburg, Palatinate (Pfalz), Rhineland (Rheinland), Saarland, Saxony (Sachsen), Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia (Thüringen), and Westphalia (Westfalen). Links to more extensive descriptions of some regional dishes are provided.
  • English - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cuisine
    English cuisine is shaped by the country's temperate climate, its island geography and its history. The latter includes interactions with other European countries, and the importing of ingredients and ideas from places such as North America, China and India during the time of the British Empire and as a result of post-war immigration. Links to desciptions of English dishes are provided.
  • Additional cuntries - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cuisines
    Links to national cuisines - the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, East Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Non-regional (vegan, vegetarian, fusion, fast food, slow food, and raw food)
  • Mexican - from Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cuisine
    Mexican cuisine should not be confused with Tex-Mex, which is often referred to as "Mexican food" in the U.S. Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors, colorful decoration, and variety of spices. Mexican culture and food is one of the richest in the world, both with respect to diverse and appealing tastes and textures; and in terms of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Though not a verfied claim, some people consider Mexican cuisine to be the second most varied and vast in the world (after Chinese cuisine). Links to descriptions of various dishes are in blue. The article does discuss regional cuisines.

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