Bon Appetit (1-year auto-renewal)

I tend to agree with other commenters that the magazine has gone downhill. I am almost at the end of my 2nd renewal, and will not be renewing again. Since Adam Rapaport took over, I quickly noticed a de-emphasis on food preparation and food discussion, and more travel and lifestyle stuff and advertisements for pricey things (and more irrelevant ads, like jewelry and cars, rather than those food and travel related ads that were there before). They seem to only be interested in catering (ha, puns) to the wealthier tier of their subscribers, while alienating aspiring cooks. There seem to be more write-ups about trendy new eateries than actual recipies in every issue since Mr. Rapaport took over. There used to be some very interesting pieces of travel writing that included recipes at the end, and I really enjoyed both the quality of the articles, and the opportunity to make and taste what was mentioned. The new articles have unappealing recipes (at least for me), in that they either seem like they were slapped in there as an afterthought, or require expensive or hard to get ingredients (I know this was true of the recipes before, but it has also increased.)

I only came to this magazine after Barbara Fairchild, so I can't speak to what it was like before her but, after her it has gotten, well, bad. And I want to love it, the photography is delicious, but did we really need Gwenyth Paltrow on the cover if we are not being instructed on how to cook her? And there wasn't anything in the thanksgiving issue I wanted to try outhow is that even possible? Don't waste your money on this, unless you have bucketloads of it and want something other than copies of Boring Rich People Money Digest to adorn your teak cofee table. I mean don't even get this for your maid.

The website, fortunately, still has an archive of recipes, you know, to COOK, which is what I assume most people subscribing to this kind of publication want to do.

Bon Appetit won't replace Gourmet in anyone's life, but it does have interesting articles about places and restaurants. Total issues are devoted to themes, such as London or Mexico and those are interesting. My favorite feature is always the recipes from restaurants requested from readers. I have learned some very good recipes this way! As for the recipes themselves, they are written in a straightforward manner. The directions are written in plain English without complications. The pictures and drawings enhance the instructions. All that said, this is not a magazine for someone looking for complicated recipes. But, if you want a magazine that is pleasant to flip through and read, this is for you.

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I decided to renew my subscription for Bon Appetit via Amazon because it was cheaper than a regular renewal. I was concerned that the subscription would be entered as a renewal because it doesn't ask for an account number for your subscription. You have to enter the name and address exactly like the magazine mailing label you've been receiving. I checked on it 2 weeks later and the renewal had gone through. Very easy to do and it worked well.

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