Comments on: Thoughts on the demise of Gourmet Magazine http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/06/thoughts-on-the-demise-of-gourmet-magazine/ A blog about the world of wine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: steve http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/06/thoughts-on-the-demise-of-gourmet-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-35835 steve Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:26:18 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4101#comment-35835 Robert, Mr. Asher was and is one of the greats. Robert, Mr. Asher was and is one of the greats.

]]> By: Robert Pichette http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/06/thoughts-on-the-demise-of-gourmet-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-35832 Robert Pichette Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:25 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4101#comment-35832 I kept my Gourmet mags from the 1990's when I subscribed. The articles from that period were fantastic. Food wasn't a fetish or obsession it appears to be in many magazines now, it was part of the total experiance, especially in the travel-food articles. If the article was a place my wife and I visited we could always recognize it. Writing ceased to be valued and fast paced presentations which require no attention span has been the replacement. This brings us to Mr. Asher who knew haw to write and truly enjoy wine. He could appreciate expensive rare wines as well as inexpensive table wines, as long as they were good and always for teh right reasons. Thanks. I kept my Gourmet mags from the 1990′s when I subscribed. The articles from that period were fantastic. Food wasn’t a fetish or obsession it appears to be in many magazines now, it was part of the total experiance, especially in the travel-food articles. If the article was a place my wife and I visited we could always recognize it. Writing ceased to be valued and fast paced presentations which require no attention span has been the replacement. This brings us to Mr. Asher who knew haw to write and truly enjoy wine. He could appreciate expensive rare wines as well as inexpensive table wines, as long as they were good and always for teh right reasons. Thanks.

]]> By: Janet http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/06/thoughts-on-the-demise-of-gourmet-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-17852 Janet Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:55:31 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4101#comment-17852 I was shocked when I heard about Gourmet going out to pasture. I began reading this magazine in my early teens and I am 50 plus now! For over 20 years I carted my old issues around from apartment to apartment in NY - they did not make the trip to Florida... Such a classic, wonderful stories about food, wine, travels. I went to Barnes and Noble today to get the November issue - all gone. We'll miss you! I was shocked when I heard about Gourmet going out to pasture. I began reading this magazine in my early teens and I am 50 plus now! For over 20 years I carted my old issues around from apartment to apartment in NY – they did not make the trip to Florida… Such a classic, wonderful stories about food, wine, travels. I went to Barnes and Noble today to get the November issue – all gone.
We’ll miss you!

]]> By: Bill http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/06/thoughts-on-the-demise-of-gourmet-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-16211 Bill Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4101#comment-16211 Unfortunatley, what Tom says make a lot of sense. I say unfortunatley becauase I happen to be one of those people that still like to take the time to turn the pages on a magazine or newspaper. With the way things are going, it seems it is only a matter of time before other publications follow suit. Without advertisers spending money, it's game over for these pubs. But still, I hate to see it happen! Unfortunatley, what Tom says make a lot of sense. I say unfortunatley becauase I happen to be one of those people that still like to take the time to turn the pages on a magazine or newspaper. With the way things are going, it seems it is only a matter of time before other publications follow suit. Without advertisers spending money, it’s game over for these pubs. But still, I hate to see it happen!

]]> By: Regina Lutz http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/10/06/thoughts-on-the-demise-of-gourmet-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-16209 Regina Lutz Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:24:11 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4101#comment-16209 Thanks, Steve, for graciously remembering "Mr. Asher." His colums in Gourmet were a treat to read and I still have a few copies of the magazine in my files...one in particular is a Thanksgiving issue from the 90s (I think); the menu and recipes for Thanksgiving dinner are still wonderful and the wine pairings by Gerald Asher are right on. I stopped reading Gourmet when Gerald Asher stopped writing for the magazine... Thanks, Steve, for graciously remembering “Mr. Asher.” His colums in Gourmet were a treat to read and I still have a few copies of the magazine in my files…one in particular is a Thanksgiving issue from the 90s (I think); the menu and recipes for Thanksgiving dinner are still wonderful and the wine pairings by Gerald Asher are right on.

I stopped reading Gourmet when Gerald Asher stopped writing for the magazine…

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