- 10-15-2009 11:28 AM #1
A place at our table, in our hearts, for Gourmet
A place at our table, in our hearts, for Gourmet
Philadelphia Inquirer
Good magazines possess a distinct character, even within niche markets. Subscribing to them is like being a member of a club joined by shared desire. Gourmet was a smart food publication without ever being too haughty. Under editor in chief Ruth Reichl's 10-year vision, it became a peripatetic boho traveler marked by a healthy appetite, bountiful curiosity, deep pockets, and a penchant for harissa.
On Oct. 5, Condé Nast Publications, in a scorched-earth budget-cutting move, drove a cold stainless-steel knife through Gourmet's seemingly robust, 70-year-old heart.
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- 10-15-2009 11:28 AM #2
- 10-15-2009 11:39 AM #3Macerated
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Many folks have latched onto the internet or the TV as opposed to the written format. I recall when foodie mags and PBS were all we had and we savored every tiny morsel as if it were gold. I too am guilty of casting aside the glossy mags for other modes of information, recipes and all things culinary. I have in my vast collection many Gourmet recipe books.
"Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit."
— Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential)
- 10-15-2009 08:28 PM #4
I will always LOVE Gourmet! Received my November issue yesterday. Don't know how many issues they have pre-run. I'd guess at least until the end of the year. My subscription is good until September, 2010...oh well.
BerryBaby
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