General

• Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) - Offers high school students information and scholarships for culinary careers
• ChefDesk.com - Culinary knowledge and connections with products and links for culinary professionals, including careers, software, schools, dictionaries, and much more
• Chef Talk - A link to professional chefs with culinary news, books, lessons from the experts in cooking, and new recipes from chefs around the country
• Chef Zone - Jobs, contacts, recipes, cooking links, and associations for the culinary arts profession
• Epicurious Foods - Articles, forums, restaurant listings, videos, books, recipes, etiquette and more
• Fiery Foods and Barbeque Business Super Site - Lists of great books, articles, magazines, competitions, awards and more on this industry niche site
• FoodNet - Features news, magazines, and forums for food professionals to gather industry info and news, and learn from other specialists
• Gourmet Passport - Culinary articles, links, bulletins and discussions covering both education and recreation
• StarChefs - Many great resources for the culinary profession, feature stories, career resources, books, recipies, news and more

Business and Industry Resources

• FoodService.com - Excellent hub of information for the food service industry, including news, jobs, industry resources, classifieds, forums, equipment auctions and more

Government Links

• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition - News updates and other resources on food safety
• Federal Consumer Information Center - Consumer information on a wide variety of subjects, including food and health
• Healthfinder - News, topics, tools and a searchable database on health and nutrition topics from the Department of Health and Human Services

Other Cooking School Directories

• Chef's Corner: Cooking Schools - Brief descriptions of cooking schools in the US and abroad, with some links and e-mails
• CulinarySchools.com - Peterson's list of cooking schools in the United States and around the world
• FoodWeb - Names, addresses or links for several dozen cooking, hospitality & management schools
• Shaw Guides: The Guide to Career Cooking Schools - An online directory of almost 500 career cooking schools worldwide, searchable by state or country
• Top-Rated Culinary Programs - List of some of the best programs worldwide for culinary students
• Yahoo! - Yahoo!'s directory of links to culinary education around the world, also including links to directories for baking and vegetarian education resources

Professional Organization Directories

• Chef's Corner: Professional Food Organizations - A directory of professional food organizations with names and addresses with some links and e-mails
• Restaurant or Chefs' Associations - Excellent list of national and international professional organizations for the restaurant industry
• StarChef's: Culinary Associations - A list of professional groups and their contacts with full descriptions

Professional Organizations

• American Culinary Federation - To promote a professional image of the American chef worldwide through education among culinarians, from apprentices to master chefs
• American Institute of Wine & Food - An organization of food and wine professionals and consumers dedicated to education related to the roles food and drink play in society
• American Personal Chef Association - One of the driving forces responsible for the creation and growth of the personal chef industry
• Bread Bakers Guild of America - Organization to raise the professional standards of bread bakers, with great resources on the site including articles, books, jobs, classifieds, schools and more
• Canadian Federation of Chefs & Cooks - An effort to unite chefs and cooks across Canada in a common dedication to professional excellence; site includes news, events, job listings, industry links and more
• Chefs Collaborative - Promotes sustainable cuisine by teaching children, supporting local farmers, educating one another, and inspiring the public to choose good, clean food
• Commercial Food Equipment Service Association - Trends and issues affecting the food equipment service industry
• International Association of Culinary Professionals - With a worldwide membership of nearly 4,000 in over 35 countries, IACP provides continuing education and development for its members who are engaged in culinary education, communication, or the preparation of food and drink
• International Cake Exploration Societé - A networking organization for sugar artists from homemakers who occasionally bake cakes to bakery professionals
• International Food Information Council - Collects and disseminates information on food safety, nutrition and health
• Les Dames d'Escoffier - Dedicated to supporting and promoting the achievements of women in the culinary professions
• National Restaurant Association - Source for research and information on the restaurant industry
• Personal Chefs Network - Provides tools and forums to assist personal chefs at all levels of expertise
• Research Chefs Association - Provides research chefs with professional and educational development opportunities, emphasizing the value of culinary perspective in the development of products and services
• Retailer's Bakery Association - A resource center for the development of knowledge and skills for the retail bakery industry, RBA creates economic leverage for independent retail bakeries

Specialties

• Bakery On-line - Site focused on the bakery industry, including news, products, career center and links for bakery professionals
• BakeryNet.com - Professional baking resource on the internet, including auctions, equipment, bakery schools and universities, links and more
• Pastry Chef Central - The Baking and Pastry Education Center

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