Culinary Arts Resources
 Spartanburg Community College Library

Reference books are a good place to start...

Cambridge World History of Food REF  TX 353 .C255 2000 2 vols.
Cook's Dictionary:  International Food and Cooking Terms From A to Z REF TX 349 .S56 2004
Cook's Essentials Kitchen Dictionary REF TX 349 .R56 2004
Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America REF TX 349 .E45 2004 2 vols.
Encyclopedia of Restaurant and Training REF TX 911.3 .T73 A73 2004
Food Encyclopedia  REF TX 349 .R644 2006
Food Safety  REF TX 531 .R44 2000
Food Safety Information Handbook REF TX 531 .R57 2001
Oxford Book of Health Foods REF TX 369 .V38 2003
Oxford Companion to Wine REF TP 548 .076 2006
Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini REF TX 801 .S353 2001
World Cookbook for Students REF TX 725 .A1 J23 2007 5 vols.
 

To search for books...

Library catalog: UNICORN
        Suggested subject terms: cookery; restaurant management; food industry and trade; nutrition; food habits

Full text books online: eBooks

To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the A-Z database list

Gale Database(journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Academic Search Premier  (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
 

Internet sites...for additional sites select the link at the bottom of the page

American Culinary Federation
http://www.acfchefs.org
A professional, not-for-profit organization for chefs.

American Hotel & Lodging Association
http://www.ahla.com

American School Food Service Association
 http://www.asfsa.org

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses 
 http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ 
 Contains links to information on food-borne illnesses and food safety.

Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
 http://www.chrie.org

Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)
 http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Part of the National Agricultural Library, FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more, including a nutrient database.

Food Resource
http://food.oregonstate.edu
An annotated directory of food-related sites. Put together by Oregon State University.

Hospitality Association of South Carolina
http://www.schospitality.org
 Webpage of South Carolina's trade association for the lodging and foodservice industry.

International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)
http://www.ific.org
Good industry source on food-related issues: nutrition, food additives, etc. Also includes a glossary of food related terms.

National Restaurant Association
 http://www.restaurant.org
Good source of information about the association and its services, as well as research and trends affecting the restaurant industry. Includes archived articles from Restaurant USA.

Nutrition.gov
http://www.nutrition.gov
This federal resource provides access to all online federal government information on nutrition.

Professional Chefs Association
http://www.professionalchef.com 
Chefs online, recipes, jobs.

Southeast Food Service News
 http://www.sfsn.com/
Regional publication of food service industry in the Southeastern United States, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Each issue features news and information about food service people, companies, events, products, and services.

 USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp
Has the latest nutritional and dietary guidelines and news releases.

Additional Culinary Arts Internet Sites
http://library.sccsc.edu/handouts/culinarywebsites.htm

 

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