Gourmet magazine has been published since 1941 and now it is closing - another victim to the downturn in the economy. Conde Nast, the parent company, also closed two Bride magazines and a newly established magazine, Cookie. 180 people lost their jobs at Gourmet.
The cuts come at the conclusion of a three-month study by McKinsey & Company, which conducted analysis of Condé Nast's costs, and told several magazines to cut about 25 percent from their budgets. These are the first closings announced by the company since the McKinsey study.
Conde Nast has never been quick to close titles, and in the last year or so has closed only newer titles, Condé Nast Portfolio and Domino, along with folding Men's Vogue into Vogue.
It is hard to imagine that Gourmet is actually going to disappear, but we have lost so many newspapers in this country, that it is only reasonable to imagine that the magazines are also going to be affected. Still, I will miss Gourmet and its wonderful travel reporting, delicious recipes, and great photography.
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