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Welcome to PPLD's Food and Cooking Guide!

This guide is intended as a starting place for finding information about food and cooking within our collection at Pikes Peak Library District. Use the tabs on the left to locate frequently recommended resources.

Library Databases

CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
Experience the world through cultural information on more than 200 countries. Explore all the U.S. states in colorful, engaging reports. Tour all the Canadian provinces and territories in 13 image-filled reports.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture This link opens in a new window
A three-volume survey of food and its place in human culture and society, presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others. Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and timelines.
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide.

Pikes Peak Library District A-Z Database List

What are Subject Guides?

Subject Guides are mini-websites that offer resources and library services on a specific topic or subject.
Click on one of the blue tabs to the left of this page to navigate through the guide and access resources.
All pages are printable (see option at the bottom of this page).
Subject Guides are accessible at the library, or from anywhere in the world with wifi, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can search for information or resources in the search box at the top right of the page.