I swear, it's more like Gourmet magazine every passing
month. This is not a good thing. I like a travelogue once
in a while, I always like yours, but come on already.
Yeah, I want to know all the best places to eat in Rome,
Florence and Venice. Not really. Oh, the best pizza
is Giacomo's on such and such street.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a small percentage
of their readers who will find this information useful
as they are leaving for Italy next month or whatever.

It's just that Bon Appetit used to be a long read, and
more and more it's ... just flipping through half the
magazine.

My 2 cents. nancy

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> I swear, it's more like Gourmet magazine every passing
> month. This is not a good thing. I like a travelogue once
> in a while, I always like yours, but come on already.
> Yeah, I want to know all the best places to eat in Rome,
> Florence and Venice. Not really. Oh, the best pizza
> is Giacomo's on such and such street.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a small percentage
> of their readers who will find this information useful
> as they are leaving for Italy next month or whatever.
>
> It's just that Bon Appetit used to be a long read, and
> more and more it's ... just flipping through half the
> magazine.
>
> My 2 cents. nancy

I'm with you. I let both Bon Appetit and Gourmet expire. I do still
get Fine Cooking which I really enjoy.

marcella

Nancy Young wrote:
> I swear, it's more like Gourmet magazine every passing
> month. This is not a good thing. I like a travelogue once
> in a while, I always like yours, but come on already.
> Yeah, I want to know all the best places to eat in Rome,
> Florence and Venice. Not really. Oh, the best pizza
> is Giacomo's on such and such street.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a small percentage
> of their readers who will find this information useful
> as they are leaving for Italy next month or whatever.
>
> It's just that Bon Appetit used to be a long read, and
> more and more it's ... just flipping through half the
> magazine.
>
> My 2 cents. nancy

I'll add my "me too" about both Gourmet and Bon Appetit. Now both
magazines are just glossies, not offering all that much for the cooks.
I buy Cooks Illustrated almost every month....a pricey magazine but it
has good, informative articles....and no advertisements.

Mac

Call it Food TV syndrome. Suddenly, the number of wannabe's is greater than
the number of people who ACTUALLY cook. So, dumb it down, turn it into
entertainment and sell, sell, sell.

I can remember when FoodTV was about how to cook, rather than restaurants,
$40/day travels, etc.; but then again, I can remember when MTV played music
videos....


Bob


"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>I swear, it's more like Gourmet magazine every passing
> month. This is not a good thing. I like a travelogue once
> in a while, I always like yours, but come on already.
> Yeah, I want to know all the best places to eat in Rome,
> Florence and Venice. Not really. Oh, the best pizza
> is Giacomo's on such and such street.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a small percentage
> of their readers who will find this information useful
> as they are leaving for Italy next month or whatever.
>
> It's just that Bon Appetit used to be a long read, and
> more and more it's ... just flipping through half the
> magazine.
>
> My 2 cents. nancy
>

Nancy Young wrote:

> I swear, it's more like Gourmet magazine every passing
> month. This is not a good thing. I like a travelogue once
> in a while, I always like yours, but come on already.
> Yeah, I want to know all the best places to eat in Rome,
> Florence and Venice. Not really. Oh, the best pizza
> is Giacomo's on such and such street.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a small percentage
> of their readers who will find this information useful
> as they are leaving for Italy next month or whatever.
>
> It's just that Bon Appetit used to be a long read, and
> more and more it's ... just flipping through half the
> magazine.
>
> My 2 cents. nancy
>
>
I used to subscribe to all of the food magazines, and now I
subscribe to none. The last magazine I gave up on getting
regularly is "Cooking Light"--and I had that back to the charter
issue. Sometimes I look at the recipe index on the news stand and
buy an occasional issue, but even that practice seems to be more
sporadic than usual.

--
Jean B.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> I swear, it's more like Gourmet magazine every passing
> month. This is not a good thing. I like a travelogue once
> in a while, I always like yours, but come on already.
> Yeah, I want to know all the best places to eat in Rome,
> Florence and Venice. Not really. Oh, the best pizza
> is Giacomo's on such and such street.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a small percentage
> of their readers who will find this information useful
> as they are leaving for Italy next month or whatever.
>
> It's just that Bon Appetit used to be a long read, and
> more and more it's ... just flipping through half the
> magazine.
>
> My 2 cents. nancy

Many years ago I subscribed to Bon Appetit. This was in the
seventies and early eighties. I subscribed for many years.
I also subscribed to Gourmet but I hated their format. I
dropped that subscription after a few years. Then when
I moved back to PA in 85 I didn't keep up the subscription.
about 5 or 6 years later I was tempted to subscribe again
by a mail offer of a cheap subscription price. I was appalled
at how it had changed and was becoming like Gourmet. So that
all started many years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if now
you couldn't tell them apart.

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?