Elevating The Backyard BBQ with Broadband August 21st, 2009
Regina Hopper

We’ve come a long way from America’s first home PC – the Honeywell Kitchen Computer offered in 1969 as a glorified recipe card keeper marketed to housewives for $10,600.  And today’s broadband-powered culinary world is an entirely different universe too.

Take the tradition of the summertime barbecue, for example.  Thanks to broadband, we can tune into an online video featuring grilling guru Steven Raichlen, or watch the techniques of many other celebrity chefs. Instead of pouring over dozens of cookbooks for the perfect pulled pork recipe, home cooks can visit sites, such as Epicurious.com or allrecipes.com.  From reading ratings and reviews to maintaining an online recipe card collection, these sites offer an incredible breadth of options that challenge even the most extensive home cookbook collection.

Want to leave the cooking to the professionals?  No problem.  Today’s smartphone apps can identify the range of restaurant choices in a given neighborhood, and then connect you with OpenTable.com to make your reservation.  Or you can join the discussion forums on Chowhound.com to get recommendations from fellow food-lovers, and join the site’s social networking world to swap recipes and other culinary-inspired tips.

With food blogs burgeoning nationwide and America’s eclectic culinary culture now alive online, the modern cook has no shortage of options to draw inspiration from and create a memorable feast to celebrate summer.

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