UPDATED (10/15/2009): For the last word on Gourmet, check out the Q&A with Ruth Reichl for the New York Times Magazine.
Gourmet magazine is folding. No wonder Ruth Reichl has been on high gear the last couple of years with her career aside from the magazine.
About three months ago I began to write a post on how wasteful subscriptions to magazines such as Food and Wine, Gourmet, Bon Appetit and Cook's Illustrated were. I never got around to publishing it, but now I really wish I had.
The motivation for the post came from the fact that I canceled my subscriptions to all four about a year ago, after a two year stint with each. I feel as though seventy five percent of these magazines are advertisements and the other quarter is food porn and promotional recipes and reviews.
I can't really say I am sad to see Gourmet go the way of the dinosaurs, but I will miss some of the photography.
