Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories, etc.

Cooking, Cookbooks, Food

Anderson, Kenneth and Lois E. The International dictionary of food & nutrition. (New York: Wiley, c1993). *R-VTC 93-9212.

Barile, Mary-Margaret. Just cookbooks! the only directory for cookbook collectors. (Arkville, New York: Heritage Publications, 1990). Pub. Cat. 91-6374. "Chapters on antique cookbooks, auctions, newsletters, bookstores, dealers, consultants, publishers, recipe software, mail order sources," etc.

Concise encyclopedia of foods and nutrition. (Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, c1995). *R-VTC 95-8633.

Encyclopaedia of food science, food technology, and nutrition. (London, San Diego, Academic Press, 1993). 8 vols. *R-VTC 94-26.

Encyclopedia of herbs, spices and flavorings: [a cook's compendium], contributing editor, Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz. (New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1993). *R-VQI 93-9900.

Herbst, Sharon Tyler. Food lover's companion. (New York: Barron's, c1990). *R-VTC 90-10081. Over 3,000 food, wine and culinary terms defined; appendices on food additives, weights and measures, substitutions, herbs and spices, etc.; bibliography.

Herbst, Sharon Tyler. The Food lover's tiptionary. (New York: Hearst Books, 1994). Pub. Cat. 94-5427. Advice and facts--over 4,500 "tips, secrets, shortcuts"--on various culinary subjects.

Montagné, Prosper. Nouveau Larousse gastronomique. English. Laroussse gastronomique: the new American edition of the world's greatest culinary encyclopedia, edited by Jenifer Harvey Lang. (New York: Crown, c1988). *R-VTI 90-13441.

Riely, Elizabeth. The Chef's companion: a concise dictionary of culinary terms. (New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold, c1986). *R-VTC 91-2425.

Stobart, Tom. The Cook's encyclopedia: ingredients and processes. (New York: Harper & Row, c1981). *R-VTC 94-9350.

Trager, James. The Food chronology. (New York: Henry Holt, c1995). *R-VT 96-209. Over 13,000 facts and anecdotes, heavily weighted toward the 20th century. Errors have been reported; caution is advised.

Beverages

Grossman, Harold J. Grossman's guide to wines, beers, & spirits, 7th ed., revised by Harriet Lembeck. (New York: Scribner, 1983). *R-VTS 95-104.

Guide Hachette des vins de France. (Paris, BSN Emballage, Hachette, 1996). *R-VTS 91-539.

Jackson, Michael. The New world guide to beer. (Philadelphia, Running Press, 1988). JFG 92-1. Basic information, heavily illustrated.

Larousse encyclopedia of wine. (Hammersmith, Larousse, 1994). *R-VTS 95-5087.

Lipinski, Robert A. and Kathleen A. The Complete beverage dictionary. (New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold, 1992). *R-VTP 92-15480. 2nd edition forthcoming.

Oxford companion to wine, edited by Jancis Robinson. (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1994). *R-VTS 96-1372.

Schoonmaker, Frank. The New Frank Schoonmaker encyclopedia of wine, completely revised by Alexis Bespaloff. (New York: Morrow, c1988). *R-VTS 95-728.