Web watch

Top tips or magic tricks?

There are no zombies on the new Foodoo Web site, which reveals the not-so-dark secrets of top chefs Gordon Ramsay, Antony Worrall Thompson, Sophie Grigson, Gary Rhodes, John Torode and Ken Hom who have contributed hundreds of recipes, plus individual features. Browsers can search for recipes either by food group, or by keying in the name of a dish. The site features a Word of the Week, which revealed that "poke" could mean a spicy Hawaiian fish dish. www.foodoo.com

On-line seafood sales

Caterers with a taste for seafood will benefit from the Web site recently launched by Glasgow-based supplier Langoustine-Direct. It sells langoustine, scallops and smoked salmon harvested daily from Scottish waters and processed and delivered direct to the chef's kitchen the next day. Orders can be made on-line or by fax, and more seafood products will be available in the near future. For a selection of customers' seafood recipes and the chance to join in the chefs' forum, visit www.langoustine-direct.com.

LateRooms gets bigger and better

LateRooms.com believes the addition of a holiday property section covering 3,500 resorts around the world makes it the world's largest discounted late accommodation service. It now lists more than 150,000 holiday apartments, villas, flats and cottages on top of its portfolio of 3,300 hotels, inns and B&Bs. LateRooms, which started last November, believes it is on target to generate more than £7m-worth of late bookings for its hotel partners. It says it attracts an average 10,000 visitors a day.

www.laterooms.com

The right site for a conference?

The newest kid on the last-minute block aims to become the conference booker's bible. Set for a launch to the conference and corporate events market later this month, it lists thousands of UK conference venues that can be searched for by region or by facilities. Venues post up their own information, including a calendar of unsold conference space for the next six months. The listing will expand to overseas venues soon.

www.lastminutevenues.com

Get on your PC and look for work

Hotels, cafés, bars and restaurants in urgent need of casual staff will welcome a new site for young jobseekers, inspired by the difficulties experienced by the creator's daughter in finding weekend jobs. It is aimed at young people aged from14 into their early twenties who will receive an e-mail (or a text message to their mobile phones) when new vacancies in their postcode area are advertised, ensuring a more rapid response than traditional methods. Potential employers should visit www.jobs4teens.co.uk to register their needs for free.