The Best Of The Web's Food And Wine Sites

The Best of the Web's Food and Wine Sites

Foodlink
http://www.foodlink.org.uk/
Foodlink is a food safety guide offering information such as the causes of food poisoning, good kitchen and personal hygiene, and proper food storage and handling.

Science of Cooking
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html
The Science of Cooking is a great site with recipes, activities, and webcasts to explain the science behind food and cooking. It is ideal for older children, budding chefs and anyone interested in "why".

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
http://foodallergy.org/
Worldwide network dedicated to raising awareness of food allergy and anaphylaxis. The site features FAQ's, recipes, resources, membership information and tips.

Food Glossary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/glossary/a.shtml
Listing of food and cooking terms from BBC Online.

foodndrink
http://www.foodndrink.co.uk
As the name states, the site is dedicated to food and drink. It includes a restaurant guide and recipes as well as news and articles. The main feature is the online booking service which covers a decent, if not exhaustive, number of city centre restaurants.

CalorieKing
http://www.calorieking.com/
CalorieKing is an online weight loss diet and nutrition portal. The site features a calorie counter, fat, fiber and carbs counters, a diet diary, recipes, and a weight loss support community. What we like best about the site is the way you can find out the nutrition information of just about any food or food ingredient.

All Recipes
http://www.allrecipes.com/
A beautifully laid out site with thousands of professional and home submitted recipes organised by type such as Healthy and Brunch. Each recipe is searchable and comes with nutrition information, user ratings and the ability to convert the recipe to suit however many people you're cooking for.

Cooks Recipes
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/
Cooks Recipes offers online culinary help, a searchable index of recipes, daily tips and trivia. The site also features a cooking dictionary, a British to American cooking conversions, and other charts and helpful info such as non-alcoholic equivalents.

Holiday Recipes
http://www.recipesource.com/holiday/
RecipeSource.com's collection of recipes for holiday feats, featuring an extensive range of recipes from the traditional Christmas turkey dinner to Easter bunnies on a stick.

Wines.com
http://www.wines.com/
Wines.com is a large guide to wine on the internet with featured columnists, message boards, recommendations, lists of award winning wines, virtual wine tasting, an online shop and lots and lots of links.

Wineanswers.com
http://www.wineanswers.com/
Managed by the Wine Market Council, WineAnswers is a a non-profit website offering information, FAQs, columns and quizzes as well as a glossary. If you still have questions about wine the site allows you to email their experts directly.