Links

African cookery
Black History Month's cook shop features books about regional food across the African continent.

BBC
The BBC website has a wealth of information, ideas and recipes, here are a few pointers to get you started:

BBC Food - Food matters
Features on the origins of our food, healthy eating for all and the ongoing debate about school dinners

BBC Food - Seasonal and celebratory food
Follow food culture through the seasons and our religious festivals

BBC Health - Nutrition
Feed your mind with the BBC guide to a healthy diet

BBC Radio 4 - Food programme
Featuring its own booklist of food and cookery titles

The Good Food Network
Ingredients from Europe and the UK along with foodie gifts at this online delicatessen

London Food Link
London Food Link is run through the charity Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming. London Food Link is a network of organisations and individuals with members as diverse as farmers, food writers, caterers and community food projects.

Museum of Gardening History

National Poetry Day Food Poetry Bookshelf
National Poetry Day 2004 took food as its theme - browse for a poem by its ingredient, or suggest one of your own

Natural History Museum

Botany of Brixton Market:
Join museum curator and local resident Alex Munro as he tours Brixton market to uncover the origins of its gastronomic delight

Chocolate at the Natural History Museum:
Join botanist Vilma Bharatan to explore the world of chocolate and the medical properties of this fascinating plant.

Happie Money - the culture of chocolate
Curator Sandy Knapp demonstrates how the Mayans made chocolate

Wikipedia - British cuisine
This article explores traditional and contemporary British food and its origins with a chronology of the introduction of different food stuffs from prehistory to 1970s.