Gourmet Is Gone

The major slump in the print-magazine sector has claimed another casualty: Gourmet magazine. That's sad news.

I have enjoyed reading Gourmet through the years. Even so, I must admit that I think Food & Wine and Bon Appetit have been more interesting to read in recent years.

The decision to close Gourmet was a minor surprise. According to the N.Y. Times' blog Media DeCoder:

There was speculation that Condé Nast would close one of its food titles — Gourmet or Bon Appétit — but most bets were on the latter. Gourmet has a richer history than Bon Appétit, and its editor, Ruth Reichl, is powerful in the food world.

. . . Condé Nast tends to hold tight to its prestigious titles, making the Gourmet closing all the more startling.

Something tells me that Ruth Reichl will have a comfortable landing.