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Gastronomy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Food in the Arts 
 This site provides a survey of the arts in connection with food. Themes include food in movies, music, literature, and art. Includes short essays on topics such as the movie "Like Water for Chocolate," food in Puccini's opera "La Bohème," Hemingway and food, poverty, and still life paintings of food. From the London Food Film Fiesta. http://www.londonfoodfilmfiesta.co.uk/ Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated Jul 11, 2007 The James Beard Foundation
The mission of this group is "to celebrate, preserve, and nurture America's culinary heritage and diversity in order to elevate the appreciation of our culinary excellence." The site features a list of yearly nominees and winners of the prestigious James Beard cookbook award back to 2003, news and notes about restaurants in various U.S. cities, brief background about Beard (1903-1985), recipes, and a glossary of exotic ingredient terms. http://www.jamesbeard.org Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated Dec 4, 2006 Northwest Palate
Web presence for a bimonthly magazine that celebrates "wine, food, and travel in the Pacific Northwest." The site offers book and wine reviews, recipes, and information about food and wine events. Also includes a listing of back issues. http://www.nwpalate.com Topics: Food & Cooking, Magazines by Place Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Slow Food
2001 article about the history of the "Slow Food" movement, which is "dedicated to preserving and supporting traditional ways of growing, producing and preparing food," and was "founded in 1986, in direct response to the opening of a McDonald's restaurant in Rome's famous Piazza di Spagna." In "the mid-1990s Slow Food developed a new political dimension, called eco-gastronomy." From The Nation magazine. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010820/stille Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Slow Food USA
Website for a "global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment" and opposes the eating of fast food. Features information about local chapters, events, and programs, such as the "US Ark of Taste" ("a catalog of over 200 delicious foods in danger of extinction") and educational efforts, and a blog. http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated Sep 3, 2008 Taste California Travel
This consumer-oriented Web magazine features "stories about California wineries, California travel, wine country destinations and events, wine reviews, and food, wine, and lodging news." Not searchable. From California Wine and Food Magazine. http://www.tastecaliforniatravel.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 5, 2004 |
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