Culinary Arts

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Introduction¹

Dictionary

cook : (a) to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat (b) to undergo the action of being cooked — Webster

Webster’s New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts (Food Reference), OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary

culinary : of or relating to the kitchen or cookery culinary arts — Webster

Webster’s New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts (Food Reference), OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary

Encyclopedia

Cooking or cookery is the art, technology and craft of preparing food for consumption with or without the use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments.

Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. It may have started around 2 million years ago, though archaeological evidence for it reaches no more than 1 million years ago. The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as the invention of pottery for holding and boiling water, expanded cooking techniques. Some modern cooks apply advanced scientific techniques to food preparation to further enhance the flavor of the dish served. — Wikipedia

Culinary arts, in which culinary means “related to cooking”, is the art of the preparation, cooking and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. People working in this field – especially in establishments such as restaurants – are commonly called “chefs” or “cooks”, although, at its most general, the terms “culinary artist” and “culinarian” are also used.

Expert Culinarians are required to have knowledge of food science, nutrition and diet and are responsible for preparing meals that are as pleasing to the eye as well as to the palate. After restaurants, their primary places of work include delicatessens and relatively large institutions such as hotels and hospitals.

The Culinary Arts is said to be the only medium of art which stimulates all five senses. — Wikipedia

Outline

Outline of Food Preparation (Wikipedia)

Portal

Food & Nutrition Subject Guide (Library of Congress)
Food Recipes & Cooking (Martindale’s Reference Desk)
Food & Recipes (Refdesk)
Food Portal (Wikipedia)

Search

Food & Nutrition (Wolfram Alpha)

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Inspiration

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Preservation

History

Food History Science Tracer Bullet (Library of Congress)
Food Timeline (Lynne Olver)
Food Heritage (The Food Museum)

Museum

Julia Child’s Kitchen (Smithsonian)

Food museum (Wikipedia)
List of food and beverage museums (Wikipedia)

Library

WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library

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Participation

Education

Cooking Introduction (Wikiversity)
Culinary Education (Culinary Ed.com

Course

Kitchen Chemistry (MIT Opencourseware)
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

Epicurious

Event

Food & Drink (Meetup.com)

Blog

Boost your mood with Food (Dayana Ball, Boost Food), Cooking without Limits

News

Bon Appetit
New York Times Cooking

Book

ISBNdb

Government

Document

USA.gov

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Expression

Competition

Michelin Guides
What Are the Michelin Stars? (Food Travel)
How the Michelin Guide made a tire company the world’s fine dining authority (Richard Feloni, Business Insider)
Michelin Guide (Wikipedia)
List of Michelin 3 Star Resturants (Wikipedia)

Fun

Yuck factor: Disgusting Food Museum to open in Malmö (Richard Orange, The Local, Sweden)
Disgusting Food Museum aims to gross-out, educate (Ben Hooper, UPI)
Disgusting Food Museum (Malmö, Sweden)

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SPAM Museum (Austin, MN)

Arts

Why cooking was the original artform – and is still the most universal (Jonathan Jones, The Guardian)

Poem

OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

Music

Song Lyrics

Rumor

Snopes.com

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Related

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Knowledge Form

Expression

Entertainment Humor, Toy, Hobby, Competition (Game, Sport), Spectacle
Arts Performing, Visual (Architecture), Culinary, Language (Poem), Music, Dance
Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Rumor, Superstition, Folklore, Faith

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Notes

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