So, fans and mourners of the beloved and departed Gourmet magazine are going to get an opportunity to have their magazine back. Sort of.
Gourmet Quick Kitchen hits newsstands on September 7, and it's basically an edited collection of recipes from Gourmet's archives. All the recipes, as indicated by the title, are fast and convenient.
The good news is that it's edited by Gourmet veteran Kemp Minifie. The bad news, is, well — no new content. What do you think — will you pick up Gourmet Quick Kitchen when it hits the stands?
Here's a snippet from the press release:
We are delighted to gather 81 of our most memorable simple dishes together for the first time in this special edition of Gourmet Quick Kitchen. It's a collection of some of our best-loved, down-to-earth recipes--dishes for those of us who take pleasure in cooking but also want to eat at a reasonable hour on busy weeknights or host a dinner party without committing to a day at the stove. We've got timesaving strategies (most recipes take only 30 minutes or less!), make-ahead shortcuts, test-kitchen tips and techniques, plus plenty of satisfying vegetarian meals, kid-friendly favorites, light and healthy dinners, and a few dishes requiring no cooking at all. Finally, since we have a hunch that these are recipes you, too, will make over and over again, we've created eight different menus--complete with wine pairings--that make meal planning and low-key entertaining a snap.
While chances are good that we'll love these recipes too, we're a little sad to see the Gourmet brand homogenized into something that looks like everything else on the newsstands today. (Fast! Quick! Convenient! Easy! A snap!)
What do you think? Will you pick this up?
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No. Why buy what is free in the online archives?
I (sigh) subscribed to Gourmet because I liked the articles, especially the travel ones, and of course the photography. This rehash for cash is a dud.
agreed. this makes me mad at conde nast for closing one of the BEST MAGAZINES EVER and then realizing they made a mistake, and figuring they could bleed more money out of the fans they screwed.
Not a chance. Pathetic money grubbing by Conde Nasty after they realized they shouldn't have closed Gourmet.
I wouldn't buy this, given all of the free recipes on Epicurious.
I would, however, pay for access to Epicurious. I think they should give the magazines a rest and just move to paid online access for revenue.
I have back issues that go WAY back. Not gonna buy it.
I might buy it. I never read Gourmet magazine and right around the time I started to develop an interest, it was gone, so I'm not already familiar with their recipes. I'm also single and very busy, so good tasting, quick and simple recipes are conducive to my lifestyle.
Plus, the crust of the pizza on the cover looks kinda Big Pancake-esque, so they may have been able to lure me in with that photo alone.
I might... I was late to the Gourmet bandwagon, and my very first issue as a subscriber, was also their very last issue.
On a side note, at a bargain store last year I picked up a 2005 Gourmet cookbook with menus for parties & holidays, for only $5!!
Oh, Gourmet - why do you think you need to be Rachel Ray? The market is so oversaturated with quick and easy. If you are reusing old content, why not the really good content.
I would buy a coffee table book of their photography however.
I might flip through it for the same reasons as UptownGirl. And as much as I love the free stuff, I'm willing to pay a little for a filter. While I love slow food, I don't have much more than 30 minutes on weeknights. I'm happy to have an edited "best of" collection from a source other than Rachael Ray.
Hell no! Unlike many people, I actually loved Gourmet more for its articles than its recipes. There are a bajillion recipe-only magazines out there. Where Gourmet excelled was with photography and articles that were more than three paragraphs long and actually had something to say (Barry Estabrook, anyone?).
I want a food magazine that addresses food politics, food history, food social movements and trends, where food comes from, interviews food people, AND has great recipes, dammit! Is that so much to ask for? Gourmet wasn't perfect, but it came closer than any other mass-market food magazine out there.
Is this a book or a serial magazine?
I don't like using recipes from computer sites. I have to print them out and then store them. Books are still the easiest way to read/use them.
Conde Nast closed Gourmet, and that sucks, but it happened. I'm thrilled that this 'bookazine' is available, and that Kemp Minifie is part of it. They had the excellent sense to do that. How can you compare this with Rachel Ray? Have you looked at these recipes? They're great! With the economy being as bad as it is, and everyone working (at least in NY) the job of 2 people, I'm always looking for fast delicious things to serve. I'm thrilled that its here.
I would never buy it. By repackaging old recipes, Conde Nast is just beating the dead horse they themselves strangled. No thank you.