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For the longest time, I've been less-than happy with my Gourmet subscription.
I've been getting Gourmet for...over four years. My very first issue? Oh, heavenly. That's where I got that fabulous Persian rice recipe. Matt and I loved it.
And the magazine kept my interest for a long time.
But starting some time last year, I found I really didn't like much of what I was seeing. Very few of the recipes appealed to me (or even to Matt, and it's much better suited to him, as a carnivore), and I wasn't even remotely interested in the articles (sure, next time I'm in Iceland, I'll know where to shop and dine, but...).
This afternoon, I got my September 2004 issue of Gourmet.
Oh, how wonderful. How appropriate...to me!
See, I have long been 'into' food in and from movies. As a matter of a fact, not long ago Matt and I sought out a number of 'food porn' films to add to our Netflix queue (Eat, Drink, Man, Woman; Tortilla Soup; Big Night; Like Water for Chocolate...).
And I love to find web sites or cookbooks (or both!) collecting recipes from books or movies.
As a gift last year, Matt gave me the Nero Wolfe cookbook. I love it. I've found a collection of James Bond foods and drinks.
These are the things I love.
And the new Gourmet? It's all about Food & Movies!!
Movie-inspired foods (Pear Pie from Mildred Pierce, Parsley Cumin Parathas from Monsoon Wedding and Timballo from Big Night), reviews of eateries and hotels referring to films (Blues Brothers, Groundhog Day, To Catch a Thief, Diamonds are Forever), an entire menu devoted to Gigi, even recipes from Sophia Loren (see my regular blog for a recent post about her)!
Oh, Gourmet...it took time, but I think I may just renew my subscription, based solely on this issue. You tease, you. Now, I'm once again hooked.
- Goodbye, Gourmet
I am definitely going through the five stages of grief. I could not believe the news on Monday that Gourmet was closing--denial. I quickly became angry. How dare they! Don't they know how important that magazine is? Bargaining came next. Why didn't...
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- Break It Down
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You've Been Redeemed
For the longest time, I've been less-than happy with my Gourmet subscription.
I've been getting Gourmet for...over four years. My very first issue? Oh, heavenly. That's where I got that fabulous Persian rice recipe. Matt and I loved it.
And the magazine kept my interest for a long time.
But starting some time last year, I found I really didn't like much of what I was seeing. Very few of the recipes appealed to me (or even to Matt, and it's much better suited to him, as a carnivore), and I wasn't even remotely interested in the articles (sure, next time I'm in Iceland, I'll know where to shop and dine, but...).
This afternoon, I got my September 2004 issue of Gourmet.
Oh, how wonderful. How appropriate...to me!
See, I have long been 'into' food in and from movies. As a matter of a fact, not long ago Matt and I sought out a number of 'food porn' films to add to our Netflix queue (Eat, Drink, Man, Woman; Tortilla Soup; Big Night; Like Water for Chocolate...).
And I love to find web sites or cookbooks (or both!) collecting recipes from books or movies.
As a gift last year, Matt gave me the Nero Wolfe cookbook. I love it. I've found a collection of James Bond foods and drinks.
These are the things I love.
And the new Gourmet? It's all about Food & Movies!!
Movie-inspired foods (Pear Pie from Mildred Pierce, Parsley Cumin Parathas from Monsoon Wedding and Timballo from Big Night), reviews of eateries and hotels referring to films (Blues Brothers, Groundhog Day, To Catch a Thief, Diamonds are Forever), an entire menu devoted to Gigi, even recipes from Sophia Loren (see my regular blog for a recent post about her)!
Oh, Gourmet...it took time, but I think I may just renew my subscription, based solely on this issue. You tease, you. Now, I'm once again hooked.
- Goodbye, Gourmet
I am definitely going through the five stages of grief. I could not believe the news on Monday that Gourmet was closing--denial. I quickly became angry. How dare they! Don't they know how important that magazine is? Bargaining came next. Why didn't...
- Cheap Holiday Gifts!
I am not only a cooking magazine addict. I am a cooking magazine pusher. It probably comes as no surprise that I absolutely love cooking magazines and subscribe to a whole passel of them. But I also think they make a great gift for the foodie or wannabe...
- Great Food Magazines
I have a shocking confession to make. There are times, sometimes whole weeks when I don't feel like cooking. The fridge may be empty or full; it makes no difference. Not in the mood. The muse has left the building. In this predicament we just have...
- Break It Down
I don't know about you, but I'm constantly bombarded with 'join our cooking/recipe' magazine/club/group' mail. Cooking Light, Southern Living, Cook's Illustrated...you name, I get mail from all of them. I try to be strong, but...
- Keep Or Don't Keep: Magazines Worth Moving
So here it is: The final countdown (cue the Europe song). In two weeks, we will have no claim to our apartment; we will want nothing to do with our apartment. Ever again. Today, I culled magazines from my shelves in an attempt to reduce the amount of...