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'Seven Tropes of Objectionable Food Writing'

Per Michele Humes: "6. It's Ethnic Holiday X That I Don't Celebrate, Let's Arbitrarily Make Ethnic Dish Y." (Six more where that came from.)...

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10 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 27, 2010 at 6:30 AM
Tagged: food journalism, Michele Humes, writing

Food Glossies Focusing on Comfort Food, Inexpensive Dishes

A piece in the New York Times today states the obvious: Upscale food magazines are reacting to the economic downturn by focusing on recipes and stories about meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, and burgers instead of missives on the joys of foie gras, caviar, and Kobe beef. The cover from the various March issues tell all: Bon Appétit: "Comfort Food Now" is a coverline; the photo is shephard's pieFood & Wine: Root vegetable gratin, a fancy-pants casserole, is the coverGourmet: Grilled ham and cheese sandwich on the cover Interestingly, the story barely mentions the web at all, which is kind of strange when you think about it....

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3 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, March 2, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Tagged: Bon Appétit, Food and Wine, food journalism, Gourmet, magazines, the economy