(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 236480 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, I have to admit, I was late to the table — Gourmet magazine's table that is. Unlike my friends who grew up with Gourmet, I didn't grow up with any cooking magazines. (The closest we came was Prevention, the subscription a gift from my grandparents; oh, how those unopened issues would stack up.) In college, I had an internship at what I suppose was a competitor, and later I subscribed, for a year or two, to other food magazines. Through the years I'd glance — of course — at Gourmet, but I confess, I never got it. But then, about five years ago, I subscribed for the first time — sat down at Gourmet's table as it were — and I didn't want to leave. I certainly didn't want to leave so suddenly, as I and legions of other fans must do this week; Gourmet, after 68 years, will cease publication immediately. Other readers might make fun of the J. Crew models-at-dinner scenes (e.g. July 2008), or the occasional over-the-top recipe, but I was taken with all of it. When Gourmet.com went online early in 2008, I was delighted by what I (and probably I alone) interpreted as a print-Web joke: The cover of the February 2008 issue was a gorgeous photo of a cheese sandwich; Gourmet.com had, in its inimitable way, joined the so-called blogosphere, about which, a couple of years earlier, Pete Wells had written that "eating a cheese sandwich qualifies as a hot scoop for legions of bloggers." Gourmet is (or, I guess, was) the only food magazine all the Culinate editorial staff receive at home, so we don't have to share; when it arrives in the mailbox each month I feel as if I've been given a gift. I could go on and on, but I will stop with this: To all of the Gourmet staff, from Editor Ruth Reichl to the farthest-flung freelancers, we will miss your monthly feast. Thanks for feeding us so well, for so long. Kim Carlson Editorial Director # The lead text story1id: 245853 story1text: "Deborah Madison found a delicious solution to her problem of too many apples: Apple butter with star anise." story2id: 244824 story2text: "Six wines that go well with chicken wings and with chips 'n' guac, for your next football party." recipe1id: 34614 recipe1text: "Portland chef — and Slow Food champion — Cathy Whims braises lamb in vinegar with fresh herbs, garlic, and anchovies.'" recipe2id: 34757 recipe2text: "A long-time favorite on this site: Apple-filled cake with a topping that may remind you of maple bar icing." # The ad vad: | <a target='blank' href="http://www.foodalliance.org/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/foodalliance/newsletterjun09.jpg" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]