Magazine Fail: First Domino, Now Gourmet

Rest in Peace Gourmet Magazine.

I can't even begin to opine on the complicated machinery of magazine lifelines or what goes in to choosing which of the two most iconic food publications in circulation is to be discontinued. All I can say is that this closure is frustrating, especially since Gourmet seemed to be one of those magazines with a consistent subscriber base rather than a horde of casual thumbers in the grocery aisle who purchased the magazine on a whim (I'm lookin' at you Bon Appétit). Here's to hoping the writing and editing team for Gourmet revolts and makes an online magazine, like how Design*Sponge did when Domino was shut down. I'll offer myself up right now as a recipe tester!