Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook
Uproar After NC State Agent 'Fixes' Girl's Lunch Preschooler has to eat chicken nuggets instead of mom's meal »

How to Keep Gourmet Alive

By Kate Schwartz,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 5, 2009 3:51 PM CDT
Email

(Newser) – Cookie and Modern Bride are getting the ax, but it's Conde Nast's shuttering of Gourmet that has floored and disappointed readers and non-readers alike. That includes Fast Company's Kate Rockwood, who shares a few ideas for keeping America's oldest food magazine alive—in some form.

  • Move to television: One show (Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie) already airs on PBS, and another (Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth) is in the works.

  • Turn to travel: The glossy's food writers regularly hit the road. "Why not send mag fans packing as well, with Gourmet-branded travel trips?"
  • Ask Whole Foods for a rescue: The organic grocer already sells Gourmet; "why not fold the title into the company? It would keep the magazine alive and up the grocery store's culinary cred."
  • Let fans take charge: Wiki recipes are gaining steam. "Would a massive Gourmet-branded wiki site sate fans' hunger for the curated content—or feed it?"

Gourmet Magazine's October Restaurant Issue is on sale at newsstands on September 25, 2007.
Gourmet Magazine's October Restaurant Issue is on sale at newsstands on September 25, 2007.   (Photo: Ray Stubblebine/Hasbro)
Copies of Gourmet magazine are displayed on a newsstand October 5, 2009 in New York City. The nation's oldest food magazine is being closed.
Copies of Gourmet magazine are displayed on a newsstand October 5, 2009 in New York City. The nation's oldest food magazine is being closed.   (Getty Images)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 5 comments
BleeBloo
Oct 6, 2009 3:32 AM CDT
(and don't say "the internet" because many, many recipe sites are cesspools calling for cream of soups and canned vegetables.)
BleeBloo
Oct 6, 2009 3:32 AM CDT
Some of us already know how to cook. I'm interested in inspired, new. I already have gone through Julia and others--their knowledge is vast, but ultimately hearkens back to old recipes and classical techniques. Where else can we stay on the cutting edge?
Spudsy
Oct 5, 2009 10:57 AM CDT
I always found Bon Appetit to be a better read but Hot Pockets are about all I can cook so I might not be the best judge.

 
television • media • Travel • Whole Foods • magazine • journalism • PBS • Conde Nast • Gourmet

More Newser Stories

Actually, Fox Is a Legit News Operation

Condé Nast Axing Gourmet , 3 Other Titles

News Wars
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne