Seems the Masterchef fueled food obsession isn’t limited to Oz, with packaged food companies increasing their print advertising in the States and even a new mainstream food magazine due fresh out of the oven.
Gourmet magazine
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The last days of Gourmet
The former associate art director of the now-defunct Gourmet magazine has put up this online photo gallery to document the final days in the publication’s now-empty offices. How thoroughly depressing.
Zombie Gourmet magazine: keeping the brand alive
Gourmet magazine is no longer, another title butchered as broke publishers are forced to trim the fat. But that doesn’t mean the brand has to die. Fast Company has a few suggestions on keeping the name alive.
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Cost-cutting carnage at Condé Nast: four mags to fold
Publisher Condé Nast (GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair) is trimming the fat of bloated magazine empire, and the first victims are Cookie, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and, most notably, foodie bible Gourmet. The latter’s closure has been labeled “an American tragedy”. But is this really the end?
