Searching the recipes database is seamless, although locating SOAR's links is a little tricky. But overall, this is a site well worth bookmarking. This site, the largest food endeavor on the Web, has one million searchable recipes on file. Searching is smooth, and you'd have to enter a pretty esoteric request to come up dry here. Access is free.
Several sites aimed at food professionals are remarkably bookmark-able.
The Culinary Network is a straightforward compilation of shop talk and general food information. Home cooks and foodies will get the most out of the site's FoodNet feature, which contains original columns, food news stories and a respectable list of links. The Culinary Network's ChefNet feature is tailored for professionals, with sections for caterers, pastry chefs and culinary students. ChefNet also runs chat groups and classifieds. Like the Culinary Network, StarChefs aims to enlighten the food professional, but there's loads here for home cooks as well.