Sadly, after 68 years, we must now say "Bon Voyage" to Gourmet magazine. Gourmet, like so many wonderful titles of late, is among the latest magazine casualties... reflective of these hard economic times.
Was it the marked decrease in ad pages that did it in? Perhaps it was the high cost of maintaining this high quality publication which, in reality, was way more than just another food magazine. Dare we even think for a moment that it might have been the result of many years of what some would consider
"freewheeling" spending among the editors and publishers? Whatatever it was, it will likely remain a deep secret between the McKinsey consultants and the Conde Nast management.
Gourmet's many loyal followers will have to hope that the magazine lives on in the digital world.
Bon Voyage Gourmet. It was a good run.
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