Magazines
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Dinner with Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl
Leave to an iconic institution like the Smithsonian to bring together two iconic gourmands of our time over a quiet dinner: Michael Pollan (author of Cooked) and Ruth Reichl (former editor of Gourmet magazine and author of Delicious!). Now us mortals can be a fly on the wall to listen to what two of the biggest gourmet food influencers have to say about stirring up the next Food Revolution. Ruth Reichl: The thing that’s so odd is you’ve sort of become the voice of food for Americans but you didn’t start off as a cook. Michael Pollan: Not at all. My whole interest in food grew from my interest in gardens and the question…
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Are You a Foodie?
What is a foodie? According to Wikipedia, a foodie is… …a gourmet, or a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food and alcoholic beverages. A foodie seeks new food experiences as a hobby rather than simply eating out of convenience or hunger. Foodies are a distinct hobbyist group. Typical foodie interests and activities include the food industry, wineries and wine tasting, breweries and beer sampling, food science, following restaurant openings and closings and occasionally reopenings, food distribution, food fads, health and nutrition, cooking classes, culinary tourism, and restaurant management. A foodie might develop a particular interest in a specific item, such as the best egg cream or…
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Everyone Must Eat.
You can break down human nature any which way, and no matter how you slice it, one thing remains true: everyone must eat, and food has always been an important cultural measure through time. The circulation of cookbooks and culinary publications have helped to introduce new culinary practices to many corners of the world, with one valuable example being Gourmet Magazine, established in 1941 and shut down in 2009. Gourmet was a deviation from other culinary publications because the amount of intellectual content alongside recipes, lifestyle advice, puzzles and long-form reporting. This mix of appealing content garnered many loyal readers during its time, including some who went on to become…
