Food Studies

The Food Timeline was created and maintained solely by Lynne Olver (1958-2015, her obituary), reference librarian with a passion for food history. About it she originally said "Information is checked against standard reference tools for accuracy. All sources are cited for research purposes. As with most historical topics, there are some conflicting stories in the field of food history. We do our best to select and present the information with the most documented support. Heritage Radio interviews Food Timeline editor (2013).

The Sifter is a free website for searching and comparing authors, their works and the details of their works regarding food and related topics around the world and throughout history.

The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is primarily a collection of landmark agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century.

Published proceedings of the Oxford Food Symposium held annually in Oxford/UK.

Informative and long-running blog from the website of Professor Marion Nestle. Useful resource for issues related to nutrition, food systems, food-related legislation and political issues, and more.

Informative, scholarly blog on various topic related to global food history. Located on the personal website of food historian Dr. Rachel Laudan.

A selection of downloadable early 20th century cookbooks and home economics books from the United States.

A fairly comprehensive list of historic cookbooks on global cuisines compiled by food writer and independent food historian, Cynthia Bertlesen.