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Restaurants
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Alice Statler Menu Collection 
 Selected restaurant menus from a "collection [that] characterizes the culinary life of San Francisco and Northern California from 1920 to the present." and also includes menus from throughout the U.S. Features images of historical menus for over a dozen San Francisco restaurants, and menus used in restaurants at the 1939 World's Fair on San Francisco's Treasure Island. From the Alice Statler Library, City College of San Francisco. http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/alice/menucollection.html Topics: California: History by Place, Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel Last updated Mar 8, 2007 American Diner Museum
This Rhode Island museum is "focused on celebrating and preserving the cultural and historical significance of the American diner, a unique American institution." Read about the history of diners, learn diner slang, and find links to other diner sites. http://www.dinermuseum.org/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated Mar 4, 2006 Arthur Schwartz: www.TheFoodMaven.com
This searchable site includes a "Diary" of writings on food, cookery, restaurants, and chefs and other food folk; an indexed collection of recipes; and a listing of New York's Most Useful Restaurants (ones with views, ones that are cheap but good, and ones near theaters). There are also a few annotated links and a guide to restaurants in Naples, Italy. Schwartz is a New York food editor, critic, and lecturer. http://www.thefoodmaven.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes by Region, Travel Last updated Sep 24, 2002 Backgrounder: Keystone Forum on Away-From-Home Foods: Opportunities for Preventing Weight Gain and Obesity Report
Recommendations to the food industries for "improving consumers' ability to manage calorie intake from foods prepared and purchased away-from-home." Discusses menu design, cooking techniques, portion size, providing nutritional information to customers, and other concepts. Includes the full report, a backgrounder, FAQ, and an audio of a press briefing. Report prepared by the Keystone Forum for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/bgowg2.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jun 8, 2006 Chefs of Santa Barbara, 2003 Restaurant Guide & Recipe Book
"Forty-one chefs from Santa Barbara's finest restaurants and caterers share their personal food philosophies and gourmet recipes." Each restaurant profile features one recipe, the chef's comments, restaurant hours, and contact information. Also provides a map with restaurant locations. Originally published as an advertising supplement to the Santa Barbara News Press. http://www.newspress.com/chefsonline/ Topics: California: Food & Cooking, California: Travel, Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated May 11, 2004 Chowhound.com
"Food-lovers worldwide gather here to swap expert tips about restaurants, foods, stores, and bars, as well as cooking, wine, beer, cookware, and more." Regional message boards include several for California. http://chowhound.chow.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Digital Librarian: Food and Drink
An annotated directory of sites related to food and drink, arranged alphabetically. Maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York. http://www.digital-librarian.com/food.html Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated May 11, 2005 Dine.com
Contains "reviews and information on thousands of restaurants [in the United States and Canada]. All the reviews come from visitors of Dine.com." http://www.dine.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated Mar 20, 2007 Diner City
Your online guide to Classic Diners and the American Roadside , this site has a diner directory, diner reviews, and a Recommended Reading list of diner books. The directory listings include the name, address, date of manufacture, and manufacturer's name for each diner, accompanied by beautiful color photos. Other features of roadside Americana are covered in the sections on motels, coffee shops, drive-ins, and gas stations. http://www.dinercity.com/ Topics: Architecture, Beverages, Food & Cooking, Photograph Collections, Travel Last updated Feb 9, 2004 Establishment Rating List
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services' extensive list of restaurants and food-serving convenience and grocery stores. Establishments may be searched by name, city, or ZIP code. http://www.lapublichealth.org/rating/ Topics: California: Food & Cooking, California: Travel, Food & Cooking, Los Angeles & Environs, Nutrition & Food Safety, Travel Last updated May 16, 2003 GreekCuisine.com
Greek recipes for appetizers, main dishes, preserves, desserts, and more can be found at this site. Each category has at least five recipes to choose from, along with an email option to send the recipes to friends. Photographs are placed at each subject heading but individual recipes do not show what your results should look like. The site is easy to navigate; additional features include a listing of Greek restaurants in the United Statese. http://www.greekcuisine.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region, Travel Last updated Jul 6, 2005 In-N-Out Secret Menu
A very brief list of some of the "secret" variations on hamburgers that can be ordered from the fast food chain In-N-Out Burger. http://www.in-n-out.com/secretmenu.asp Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel Last updated May 5, 2005 Los Angeles Public Library: Menu Collection
Database of menus stored in the Rare Book Room of the Los Angeles Public Library (Central Library). Features menus from hotels and restaurants in Los Angeles and other cities, steamships, airlines, and banquets. Entries include the address and telephone number, menu date, cuisine type, meal, and price range. Contains scanned images of the menus. http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/menu_collection.html Topics: California: Food & Cooking, California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: Travel, Food & Cooking, Los Angeles & Environs, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel Last updated Jan 5, 2006 Menus Collection
Menus, placemats, and other materials gathered from restaurants in the Puget Sound area of Washington state between 1889 and 2003 are featured in this digital exhibit. Diners, lunch counters, and restaurants such as the Space Needle and Ivar's Acres of Clams are represented. Menus from ships, trains, and airlines are also included. Digital graphics present menu covers and inside pages, and include descriptions and dates. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/menusweb/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel, U.S. History By Place, Washington State: Education, Washington State: Food & Cooking, Washington State: History By Place, Washington State: Regions, Washington State: Travel Last updated Apr 12, 2004 National Restaurant Association
This trade association site provides information about the restaurant industry, including articles from their magazine, industry takes on government issues, information on training and certification programs, and summaries of common foodborne illness as well as opinion papers on food quality and safety issues. Research data available includes some statistics, restaurant industry forecasts and trends. It also provides information on their publications for sale and has links to related sites. http://www.restaurant.org/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety, Travel Last updated Mar 21, 2001 New Orleans: Global Food Heritage City Endangered
"Just to remind us why New Orleans means so much to so many people, here is our partial list ... of this city's unique food history and heritage." Includes links to information about the "fusion of cultures and cuisines: Creole, Cajun, French, Spanish, African-American, [and] American"; the French Market; coffee; and other New Orleans culinary matters. From the Food Museum. http://www.foodmuseum.com/#nola Topics: Beverages, Food & Cooking, Hurricane Katrina, Industries, Travel, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 14, 2005 Restaurant Row
This dining resource has listings for over 110,000 restaurants in 7000 cities in 47 countries. It offers ratings, customer reviews, menus, photos, maps, and driving directions. Reservations can be made online. http://www.restaurantrow.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel Last updated Jun 6, 2000 Resto.be
Information on thousands of restaurants in Belgium. Searchable by price range, cuisine, or city. Selected listings include menus and online reservations. Also available in French and Dutch. http://www.resto.be/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel Last updated Jun 17, 2008 Resto.fr
Presented both in French and in English, Resto.fr offers information on over 1,000 restaurants in Paris. Restaurants may be searched using criteria that include price range, cuisine (in French version only), or arrondissement (neighborhood). A comment form is provided for each restaurant, enabling restaurant customers to post their own reviews; diners may suggest a restaurant using the form under Add a restaurant . http://www.resto.fr/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated Jul 25, 2001 Resto.lu
Contains dining information for hundreds of restaurants in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Searchable by price range, cuisine, or city. Also available in French. Note: the English version of the site has some features that apparently are only available in French. http://www.resto.lu/uk/Luxembourg/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated Aug 8, 2007 Resto.nl
This site offers dining information for over 1,300 restaurants in the Netherlands. Restaurants may be searched by price range, cuisine, or city. Some listings include menus and some enable booking reservations online. Customers may post their reviews and propose new listings. Presented in Dutch, French, and English. http://www.resto.nl/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Travel Last updated Feb 13, 2002 Roadfood.com
Roadfood recommendations from the authors of "Two for the Road," an award-winning column in Gourmet . Here's where you can find the "best informal meals in America's colorful back-roads cafes and town diners." Search by state and food type for inexpensive, non-franchised, regional restaurants that are "enjoyed by locals (and savvy travelers) for their character as well as their menu." Read Roadfood News Postings to find good fish tacos, hash browns, and ice cream. Registered users are encouraged to write reviews following a prescribed format. http://www.roadfood.com Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners, Travel Last updated Oct 9, 2001 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants (Citysearch)
Thousands of restaurants in Bay Area are listed by neighborhood, cuisine, and "other"--shortcut searches for business dining, late-night dining, ocean view, and more. Searchable. http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/search?topic_id=1271&cslink=cs_restaurants_browse_1271 Topics: California: Food & Cooking, California: Travel, Food & Cooking, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Travel Last updated Jun 10, 2003 Tokyo Food Page
This guide to Japanese cuisine, beverages, and eating in Tokyo has recipes, culinary travel tips, restaurant listings (searchable), and more. There is a pronunciation guide (on the Web Business page) and briefly annotated, categorized links to additional resources. The site is available in both English and Japanese. http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes by Region, Travel Last updated May 22, 2001 Zabihah.com: Your Guide to Halal Restaurants, Delis & Groceries
Muslims who want to dine out need restaurants that serve food that conforms to the Islamic dietary codes (zabihah). This site is a guide to such restaurants in the United States, the UK, France, and Canada. Searchable reviews, starting in 1999, submitted by Muslims contain the name, address, telephone number, a brief review, and price range. Note the site's disclaimer that it cannot guarantee that meat served in these restaurants is halal (zabihah). http://www.zabihah.com/ Topics: Faiths, Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region, September 11 & Beyond, Travel Last updated Dec 19, 2005 Zagat.com
The restaurant reviews -- the most valuable part of this site -- are fee-based, but it is still a handy and reliable resource for locating restaurant addresses and phone numbers. http://www.zagat.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated Aug 2, 2003 |
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