Goumandia Improves Culinary Cooking Recipes Website and Launches First Gourmets' Social Network for Gourmet Food Lovers

Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 11, 2008 -- For those with a penchant for gourmet cooking (http://lifestyle.gourmandia.com/) and extravagant travel Gourmandia has just become the online source for culinary expertise and international travel tips. It is the answer for anybody in the world wishing to cook and dine like Europeans from the comfort of their own kitchen. With premiere cooking videos spotlighting some of the great chefs of Europe, Gourmandia is a gourmet food lover's delight.

Gourmandia embraces the nuances of fine cuisine and delivers spot-on, state-of-the-art cooking videos featuring world-class Michelin chefs from around the globe. Each chef associated with Gourmandia has his or her own section on the website featuring videos and advice with in-depth explanations of some of their specialty signature dishes.

With today's healthy web market and fast-paced society, Gourmandia has brought elegance to the PC by offering expert advice and gourmet cooking tools and products.

Gourmandia Features

Gourmandia will quickly take the world by storm offering original signature gourmet recipes (http://www.gourmandia.com/video_recipes_cooking_videos.php) in several categories including, but not limited to chocolate, pastry, beef and poultry, vegetables, appetizers, and cakes from Europe's most prestigious chefs and restaurants.

A team of professional blogger's and gourmet food aficionados from all over the world, in conjunction with pristine chefs, have taken the website over the top. The Chef's Lifestyle Community section features include on-line events and forums for those who enjoy information, in-depth articles and live interaction with professional food journalists. The professional focus of the chefs and writing staff of Gourmandia are the driving force behind the sites lively, up-to-date, dynamic attitude and success.

For those chefs and restaurants from around the globe that want association with Gourmandia - there is an open subscription section catering to those who would like to share their expertise and join the Gourmandia team.

The chefs are not the only ones sharing the video spotlight. Gourmandia offers creative, interesting and educational videos in the Travel section-featuring some of the world's pristine hotels. The Global Cuisine section highlights videos and contains a world map linking to chef's videos, restaurants, and recipes from several countries. Other attributes of the multi-faceted site offering video education are the Napkin Folding and TV sections offering expertise from around the globe. Gourmandia's Vineyards Selection videos offer knowledge and advice concerning the best wines in the world and the cuisine that compliments them.

With user friendly features and a wealth of information, Gourmandia also offers information on air fares, currency conversion and weather forecasts.

New members to Gourmandia First Gourmet Social Network (http://lifestyle.gourmandia.com/community/network/files/home.php) will have the benefit of building a profile and will have the privileges of interacting with the sites dynamic team of professional chefs and writers and are given the opportunity to rent one of the Michelin chefs or purchase the best tools of the trade and food products from the Supplier Market.

Gourmandia CARES

Gourmandia has announced a partnership with the international poverty-fighting, humanitarian organization CARE, to help raise awareness and support for those women and children who are economically challenged and part of the population that is categorized as poverty stricken. Women and children are 70 percent of the worlds poorest people. As part of the important campaign to fight poverty Gourmandia has pledged 20 percent of its proceeds from Passport Gourmandia memberships, to CARE which reaches it hand out to over 65 impoverished and under-developed countries of the world.

"The project involves the participation of some of the best restaurants from all over the world, and combines epicurean excellence with a program for culinary philanthropy," states Gourmandia President Ray Kuate. Passports will be sold in over 15 countries, allowing their holders to enjoy a free meal with a guest at partner restaurants three times per year. Holders can choose from over 215 establishments, most of which are Michelin rated.

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Gourmandia.com: All Cooking Recipes come with detailed ingredients and preparation. All cooking recipes have a corresponding video that makes cooking very easy. A real demonstration of world best chef talent with more than one million tips and secrets. Read about the chef cooking recipes (http://www.gourmandia.com/index.php), watch his restaurant cooking recipes.

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