Culinary arts is a broad term that refers to the preparation, cooking, plating, presentation, and service of food (Escoffier).
This research guide provides a curated set of research materials in the Culinary Arts. While this is a great place to start your research journey, please explore our numerous other resources provided by the Ocean County College Library.
For more information on the Culinary Arts program, please visit the Culinary Foundations Certificate homepage.
Use the OCC Catalog to find books and articles in the library:
The Cambridge World History of Food by 
The Foodlover's Atlas of the World by 
The Future of Post-Human Culinary Art by 
The Kitchen Directory, and American Housewife by 
The Oxford Companion to Food by 
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3e by 
The Taste of Art: Cooking, Food, and Counterculture in Contemporary Practices by 
Big Heart Little Stove by 
Brilliant Bites by 
Dinner with the President by 
Eating to Extinction by 
Finding Freedom by 
Growing Seasons by 
Magnolia Table, Volume 3 by 
Prep and Rally by 
Sauces Reconsidered by 
Science and Cooking by 
Tasting History by If you want to browse the shelves, you'll find books relating to the Culinary Arts in these ranges:
640s: Home and Family Management
