C-Cap Chicago: Student Resources

Student Resources

Websites:

Knife Skills videos

Epicurious.com
http://www.epicurious.com/video/technique-videos/technique-videos-knife-skills/1915458779

Chef Ming Tsai
http://ming.com/simplyming/video.html

You Tube: You can type in the search knife skills; specific knife cuts such as tourne, and watch techniques such as omelets.
http://www.youtube.com

Food Safety

ServSafe
http://www.servsafe.com

FightBac!
http://www.fightbac.org

Free Online NYC DOH Food Protection Course
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/hany/hanyfood-online.shtml

Online Food Dictionary:
http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary


Podcasts:

iTunes: 
http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview

There are many educational Food Podcasts here are just some of them…

Simply Ming
Epicurious: Food and Drink
Start Cooking
Cooking up a Story
Epcurious: Inside the CIA
Chef’s Series
Around the World in 80 Dishes


Books:

Field Guide to Produce by Aliza Green
http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Produce-Virtually-Vegetable/dp/1931686807

Field Guide to Herbs & Spices: How to Identify, Select, and Use Virtually Every Seasoning at the Market by Aliza Green
http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Herbs-Spices/dp/1594740828

Food Lover’s Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst
http://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Companion-Barrons-Cooking-Guide/dp/0764112589

Red Clog Chef Booklist (From Food Writing to Food Science)
80 + books
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/redclogchef&collection=-1
 

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