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| Publisher: Conde' Nast Publications
Category: Magazine
List Price: $48.90
Buy New: $15.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B00005N7QH
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| Customer Reviews:
 Monthly Inspiration June 30, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As expected, each issue of Gourmet is bursting with delicious recipes. What may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with the magazine is that most of the dishes can be prepared in 30 minutes of less, and a large portion are vegeterian.
Some recipes are quite healthy; others not so. Unfortunately, nutritional information is not included to help you tell the difference. Still, Gourmet is worth purchasing for the inspiration it will bring to your kitchen. You can always do a bit of ingredient substitution if necessary.
While Gourmet has more recipes than anything else, its articles also let you experience food through travel, interviews with famous chefs, useful kitchen gadets, and more. This magazine is not just about good food, but about "good living." The editors of Gourmet also publish cookbooks that are praised by critics and readers alike.
 Disapointing at best. November 13, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
If finally decided to try out this magazine. What a disappointment. This magazine is like 90% ads. And for so many pages you would expect more pictures of the recipes. Some recipes don't even have a picture or will have a tiny one in the corner. Yes many of the recipes are great and you learn a lot about traveling (like if this were a traveling mag.), but you will be better off buying their books. Skip this one, it's not worth it.
Bring back the old Gourmet September 9, 2004
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
Gourmet used to be one of my favorite magazines, and for many years I either subscribed or bought it at the newstand. It had great recipes, a lot of information on ingredients and cuisines, and beautifully illustrated travel articles that gave me a real feel for the places. Gourmet may have been a little stodgy and old school (Bon Appetite, which I also subscribed to, was always trendier), but there was no higher quality food magazine.
All that changed a few years ago when the editorial staff was replaced. The look of the magazine is now totally different, as is much of the content. The increased number of ads makes it hard to find the articles and recipes. The tone of the editorial content is shriller and more hype-driven. The magaizne is seems more oriented toward Foodies out to stalk the current In chef than to home cooks who want to serve high quality food. Between the content and the layout, the magazine seems to be on overdrive. What I want in a cooking magazine (or for that matter a magazine of good living) is something that doesn't scream trendy at me. Unfortunately, that no longer describes Gourmet.
address change July 14, 2004
3 out of 30 found this review helpful
I have moved and cannot find a website to use to change my subscription address. I have done so with other subscriptions. What should I do in this case?
 Look elsewhere for your recipes May 26, 2004
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
I used to be a devoted subscriber, for years and years, to this magazine. Routinely, I could find about a score of recipes that I really wanted to try right away. It was a great magazine.However, a few years back, there was an change in editorial staff, and the emphasis shifted away from cooking and focused on "gracious living." All of a sudden the reader was bombarded with many more advertisements than before, as well as articles focusing on some exotic vacation venue that most of us couldn't afford in a million years. Similarly, the recipes began to become more exotic and outlandish, looking like some out of Charlie Trotter's outlandish cookbooks. Sorry, but I don't like having my nose rubbed in it. I like cooking with flair, but I can't afford the budget-busting that this magazine now seems to advocate. I cancelled my subscription a few years ago; occasionally I will pick up a recent issue to see if anything has changed, and unfortunately, everything looks all too familiar. If you like fluff articles about some fabulously expensive get-away spot, more power to you. If you are looking for lots of interesting but feasable recipes --- there are lots of magazines out there that do a much better job these days.
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