Post-Mortem: Last Issue of Gourmet, With Subscription Offer?

Clearly, the closing of Gourmet took everyone by surprise... including whoever's printing the thing. Brokelyn noticed that their last mailed copy of the magazine came with a subscription offer: The deal: buy a one-year sub for $20 and get a...

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5 Comments | Posted by Carey Jones, October 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: Gourmet, magazines

Sandwiches That Will Change Your Life

For the September Details Magazine (on newsstands now) I wrote a story on 22 sandwiches that will change your life. It's worth buying the magazine for Anthony Cotsifas' pictures alone. Here's some of the story cut for space reasons: There...

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9 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, August 23, 2006 at 7:29 AM
Tagged: Barney Greengrass, Blue Ribbon, Bouchon Bakery, Details, favorites, Leo's Latticini, magazines, Mary's Fish Camp, New York, New York City, NYC, Pearl Oyster Bar, sandwiches, West Village

ELE Local: My Quarrels with NY Mag Cheap Eats

New York Magazine has just published its 101 Best Cheap Eats in NYC. Like NY Mag's Top 101 restaurants, it is a brilliant marketing move by Adam Moss & Co. Full disclosure: I know and like NY Mag cheap eats...

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7 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, July 25, 2006 at 3:48 PM
Tagged: bargains, Chinese, favorites, Italian, magazines, New York, New York City, New York Magazine, NYC