Comments on: Goodbye, Gourmet. I’ll Miss You.

By: steph

steph — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:54:10 +0000

I completely agree. They’re making a huge mistake – they’ve stunted food culture and given us a band-aid in Bon Appetit. It’s really, really offensive.

By: "Circe"

"Circe" — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:49:29 +0000

I am in denial as well, but have worked into anger. I’ve been receiving it’s lesser cousin Bon Appetit as some sort of consolation prize for another magazine they cancelled, and have several times thought of calling and asking for my preferred GOURMET instead! Now it’s too late!! I am just heartbroken.

In my opinion Conde Nast is making a mistake. I suspect they are trying to reap the benenfit of Bon Appetit’s recent redesign. A new font/graphic design does not a culinary mag make. Gourmet is a classic, well loved, worthy, choc full, with superior recipes and articles. The spirit of the thing is superior as well. And wrapped up in the package have been Ruth Reichl and Sarah Moulton, 2 food icons also loved by me.

I can’t go on… still too upset, I guess.

SAVE GOURMET!!!!

By: steph

steph — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:48:21 +0000

For me, this was an old friend dying.

By: steph

steph — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:46:10 +0000

I’ll keep an eye out for it, Chris. Maybe they have it on Ebay? There’s lot of Gourmet stuff up there now! All very expensive, though. :/

By: Raquella

Raquella — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:47:47 +0000

“the worst kind of bad news: an old, dear friend had died.” No, it’s a magazine, real friends dying is much worse.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:06:58 +0000

Very sad to hear the news of Gourmet Magazine folding. Wondering if anyone out there has the March 2006 issue of Gourmet Magazine – it was the Montreal special edition? If so – let me know!