Clark Wolf is the host and organizer. The panel—on food and politics—includes me, talking about my memoir, Slow Cooked, An Unexpected Life in Food Politics; Chloe Sorvino, author of Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat; Alex Prud’homme, author of Dinner With The President: Food, Politics and the History of Breaking Bread at the White House; and Tanya Holland, author of Tanya Holland’s California Soul. Free, but register here. It starts at 5:00 p.m. and lasts one hour.
by Marion Nestle
Mar
8
2009
Foodie magazines: a quick summary
It’s Sunday, so let’s take a break and browse some food magazines. These, from high-end Gourmet to mass-market Food and Family, are responding to the economic crisis by focusing on basic cooking skills. In writing about this new trend, the New York Times business section has produced a terrific overview. Have trouble telling the magazines apart? Want to know how their advertising is doing? And how about a little history? It’s all here. And who knew that Food and Family has the largest circulation of any food magazine (7 million)? How come? It’s owned by Kraft Foods, a company that knows what its audience likes.
As for eating well on a tight food budget, here’s Jane Brody’s advice, accompanied by a bunch of low-cost recipes. Cook up a storm this weekend!