Ah, finally -- we've reached the end of the fascinating tour of all the magazines to which I subscribe. The last category is probably the one most relevant to my blog -- food magazines. I actually only subscribe to one food magazine -- Food & Wine. But I really ought to subscribe to Everyday Food as I typically pick it up every month as an impulse purchase at the checkout lane in the grocery store. And let's face it, one of the main reasons I opt to subscribe to so many magazines is that being a subscriber is significantly less expensive than buying the magazine at the store. Dare I add one more magazine to my mailbox's already hefty monthly load?
I began my subscription to Food & Wine in 2009. I'm not quite sure why I initially subscribed -- probably because (as is often the case) I received an offer in the mail that I just couldn't refuse. Food & Wine is now one of my favorite magazines because it is packed with tasty recipes and has interesting food- and wine-related articles (shocking, I know, given the magazine's title). Plus I enjoy keeping up with the latest food trends, cooking tools, and up-and-coming chefs and restaurants. It also probably doesn't hurt that I'm a big Top Chef fan, and Dana Cowin (editor in chief) and Gail Simmons (special projects liaison) have been judges on various iterations of the show. (And Gail is also host of the pastry-focused spin-off Just Desserts.)
I started to pick up issues of Everyday Food at the grocery store sometime early last year. I don't think I've ever been disappointed by an issue. This Martha Stewart imprint features fresh and easy recipes as well as short articles on cooking tips and techniques. The magazine is typically pocket-sized (well, large pocket, I suppose), but they also print normal-sized special issues on occasion (the most recent of which is pictured above). One of the reasons I began to pick up issues of this magazine was because I started watching the TV version of the magazine on PBS (though most recently I've seen episodes on the Hallmark channel, which is where all the other Martha-related shows air) -- I remember going to the show's website and bookmarking many of the recipes I saw on the show as something to later try myself. Lucinda Scala Quinn, one of the many hosts of the PBS show, now hosts her own show (Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn) on the Hallmark channel, which I frequently watch and which I've referenced several times on this blog.
The full tour:
No comments:
Post a Comment