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| Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Category: Magazine
List Price: $45.00
Buy New: $19.95
You Save: $25.05 (56%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 177
Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 9
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 9
First Issue Lead Time: 12-16 Weeks
ASIN: B00005N7SL
Release Date: November 23, 2001
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 4 months
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| Customer Reviews:
 National Geographic of Cooking March 30, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
In Christmas of 2005 I decided I wanted the most interesting and best cooking magazines out there. But which ones to pick? After buying one here and there I found three that I absolutely love.
Saveur was one. The recipes are nice though some I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole (ethnic ingredients that don't appeal to me). But the stories and the pictures... they aren't just amazing, they're astounding! Where National Geographic talks about certain things or places, Saveur takes you to different places and shows you what's there and how they eat.
They showed me Ireland and I even made Colcannon (a mashed potato and cabbage dish) everyone loved it. I made a french dish last night that was amazing. It was a little time consuming but worth it!
I do have admit I was a little disappointed with my first issue I received from them with my subscription. It looked like a dog ate it then ran through the water with it. It's readable but I wasn't happy. They also promise two exclusive magazines for new subscribers. I've never seen them. But I have been getting my magazines and they look good.
I was thinking about it the other night, my three magazines I picked... one was articles and recipes about healthy eating (Eating Well), one was easier recipes with no articles (Everyday Food), and then Saveur. If I could only pick one to keep... it would be Saveur. It's really that good of a read.
This Magazine Is A Journey...... March 18, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love how they focus on a particular region and give background on the food and the people.
I am still drooling over their visit to Ireland's famed dairy region. I must get my hands on some of that butter.
It seems as if, the writers took the time to get to know the people and infuse their personalities into the recipes.
Blueberry Pudding & Food Festivals December 28, 2005
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
Saveur is a celebration of authentic cuisine with everything from Food Festivals to very easy-to-make recipes, like Blueberry Pudding. While there are a few book reviews for foodies to enjoy, the writing introduces cooks to international flavors and seasonal fare. Restaurants are also a feature as are gourmet cooking essentials.
While reading you may discover a pastry shop or start to dream of making a recipe like Chicken Fried Steak. Yes, this very gourmet book has comfort food recipes as well as more complex recipes like the one for Olive Bread which actually only requires a minimum of bread making skills.
After reading this magazine I'm normally in the mood to drizzle olive oil over just about anything I'm putting in the oven. The recipe for Stuffed Tomatoes and Summer Squash had me wishing it was October again and the recipe for Fig Jam reminded me of my childhood in Africa where we had a Fig Tree in the backyard.
Saveur is filled with nostalgia, entertaining food adventures and delicious recipes. With Amazon's Gourmet food section, we can now find the ingredients to make many of the recipes in this magazine.
~The Rebecca Review
 The secret delight... September 17, 2005
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
SAVEUR has been a guilty pleasure for me for some time. Guilty because it is hard to take serious a magazine with such a hoity sounding name... and admittedly some of the travel-and-food stories are just on the edge of self-indulgent, self-concious behaviour. They laugh at me at home (or used to) for reading it.
What makes it good is the content. The cover story each issue is usually a "destination" article, focused on a particular area and its food (cuisine is the wrong word here), written in a personal vein, with beautiful photos, and this is the heart of the magazine. But the other content is equally beautiful and it is amazing how many of the recipes actually are useful and have become mainstays for me... not just something good looking.
Hide the cover if you must, but I think this is the best "foodie" magazine.
I LOVE THIS MAGAZINE!... September 10, 2005
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is simply a beautiful magazine, printed on heavy, glossy paper. Its pages contain many beautiful photographs of different foods, wines, and the countries from which they originate. It is not only a food and wine magazine with wonderful recipes that are easy to follow, it is also a travel guide of sorts with a great deal of information on other countries, their food and wine, their restaurants, and their culture. Usually included are some fascinating historical details of how a custom associated with a particular food may have come about. The articles are invariably well-written and offer a wealth of fascinating information.
I am a tea lover, and I love going to afternoon tea with its repast of scones, dainty sandwiches, and light cakes. So, I particularly enjoyed an article that the magazine recently had that focused on tea. It transported the reader to Devon, England with its afternoon tradition of tea and scones, accompanied by clotted cream and jam, which is often referred to as a cream tea. Of course, a beautiful bone china tea pot and bone china cups are essential to the having of a proper cup of tea. This, too, is discussed in the article. Photographs of an authentic village tearoom in Devon were included, as well as recipes for making scones, tea sandwiches, black currant jam, strawberry jam, and Victoria Sponge Cake.
The article went on to discuss how clotted cream is made. It interspersed the discussion with personal anecdotes from those who make clotted cream. A guide was included for Devon in terms of where to stay, where to eat, and where to go for tea. The article went on to discuss the differences among the various available tea experiences, detailing what constitutes an afternoon tea, a cream tea, and a high tea, and giving some of the historical underpinnings of each. I so enjoyed this article! Even if I never physically go to Devon, I feel as if the magazine had transported me there, as it was vividly drawn by so expert and sure a hand. The magazine has these types of articles in every issue, covering regions from all over the world, including those in the United States.
The magazine also contains a helpful section titled, "The Pantry", which is a guide to resources that have to do with food products and kitchenware related to articles in the current issue of the magazine. This makes it invariably easier for the reader, who may wish try some of the more esoteric recipes, to find what one needs. It is little wonder that I love this magazine. Those who are interested in wonderful food, excellent and easy to follow recipes, other cultures and customs, as well as traveling, will simple adore this magazine. It makes a wonderful gift. I know, because this magazine was a gift to me and one for which I am grateful, as it is a gift that one gets to enjoy again and again, each and every month.
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