Comments on: Bon Appetit Mag “Makeover” – Love It or Leave It?

By: Skype Spanish

Skype Spanish — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:16:54 +0000

Great work! I also have my own blog I just find it hard to write quality content like this.
I guess I really don’t have the time.

By: Asparagus, Crimini and Tomato Tart: Lighter Than Quiche (Unless You Eat 5 Pieces) | We Are Never Full

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:36:30 +0000

[...] why is Bon Appetit. When the relaunched the magazine about a year ago with a new look I had a few opinions because I felt like the direction of the mag was changing. Regardless, I decided to give it a shot [...]

By: awielek

awielek — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:28:53 +0000

Ooh, what a beautiful mag! I got me a subscription to both Gourmet and Saveur for only $25. I’m so excited.

While I was getting those they kept recommending “Everyday with Rachael Ray” to me because that’s what everybody else got. I think I might get her mag too because I want to make Rachael’s buffalo chicken chili with blue cheese, not-sagna, not-tuna casserole (they are all actual recipes). Haha yeah right. Why would anyone subscribe to a magazine with “recipes” that are easily google-able? I agree with you that meals like burgers/sandwiches/casseroles – where you’re doing more assembling than cooking – do not constitute a recipe. Sorry but I can’t stop snarking about this woman.

If either of those mags decide to pander to the RR crowd I will make a point to call their customer service, bitch and whine, and cancel my freaking subscribtion.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:08:07 +0000

I’ll be honest with you… if you are a food culture and authentic food freak, the number one magazine you MUST subscribe to is Saveur. I get the chills (as cheesy as that sounds) with every issue.

Gourmet is pretty good and hasn’t completely sold out to the Food Network crowd yet, but Bon Appetit, I will not renew when my subscription ends soon – they are just uninspiring now. The last 3 covers had a sandwich on the cover, followed by a cupcake and this month has a freaking burger. all delicious, i’m sure, but inspiring… no. not a fan.

food and wine seems pretty good although i don’t subscribe. they are bit too hoity-toity for my liking, but they have some great recipes. i think saveur, gourmet and food and wine would be good choices. oh and have you heard of ‘everyday w/ rachel ray’??? that one kicks ass too!!!! learn how to make beefy macaroni bake!!

By: awielek

awielek — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:32:52 +0000

I’m thinking of subscribing to either Bon Apetit, Food and Wine or Gourmet. I take it I should stay the hell away from BA?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:18:40 +0000

You know what, Kay, I couldn’t agree with you more. My mouth almost dropped when I saw that stupid-ass SANDWICH on the front cover. Are you kidding me? I can’t stand ‘recipes’ that don’t need a recipe. When you can make it by reading the title of the dish or looking at a picture, don’t friggin’ put it on the cover of a once-great cooking magazine for people who want to be challenged. It’s totally turning into Rachel Ray and I’m disgusted. – amy

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:13:42 +0000

I don’t mind the logo change at ba–it’s the content part that will force me to let my subscription lapse. Just look at the covers of three of the new issues–pudding pie, sandwich, cupcakes—Pu-lease!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:31:14 +0000

Interesting, Foodflirt… you may have inspired me to write Babs and send her this link! I’m not the only one that’s not ‘jazzed’ about it!! Thanks for the comment!

By: Foodflirt

Foodflirt — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:37:31 +0000

I agree with you … if it’s not broken … and BTW, have you read the editors letters explaining the debut of the new logo? Is it just me or do they come across as uncomfortable and out of sync as this new logo makes the readers feel? See below:

“Here at Bon Appétit we love our readers as much as we love our food, and so just in time for the holiday season, we have some special plans in the works for you. It begins with a new logo that will debut with the January issue—in mailboxes and on newsstands soon. I’m excited about it, and I hope that you are, too. I know you’ll be excited about what you’ll find inside the magazine: restaurant and wine finds, info about new ingredients, kitchen tools, techniques, tips from the test kitchen, and great photography that brings it all alive. Not to mention all the delicious, easy-to-make classics with a modern twist that are the heart and soul of Bon Appétit. You can read more about the new logo here and please let me know what you think.

Barbara Fairchild, Editor-in-Chief”

http://www.epicurious.com/bonappetit/features/editors_letter_01_08

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:34:04 +0000

Right on, Deborah. I think you’ve really hit the nail on the head here – it’s like way too commercial and BORING. Bon Appetit readers don’t need to be entertained – they need to be enlightened! Food Network is no longer enlightening, it’s commercial, boring, trying to please everyone and losing it’s original core audience. God, I hope this isn’t the future for the magazine.