aww...Chowhound website has closed down

[marilynfl]

I was repairing a link and found this notice:

Thank you for making Chowhound a vibrant and passionate community of food trailblazers for 25 years. We wish you all the best on your future culinary endeavors.

 

[Marg CDN]

aaaaw. Do we know why?

 

[Paul]

they announced it months ago. It is hard to run communities and can be emotionally taxing when factions form and acrimony grows...

here is the NYTimes article from March by Isaac Asimov's nephew...

Chowhound Closes After 25 Years of Food Obsession, Wisdom and Debate (Published 2022)

Founded in 1997 as a place for New York restaurant lovers, the site became a nationwide forum for dining and culinary discourse.

www.nytimes.com

 

[marilynfl]

they announced it months ago. It is hard to run communities and can be emotionally taxing when factions form and acrimony grows...

here is the NYTimes article from March by Isaac Asimov's nephew...

Chowhound Closes After 25 Years of Food Obsession, Wisdom and Debate (Published 2022)

Founded in 1997 as a place for New York restaurant lovers, the site became a nationwide forum for dining and culinary discourse.

www.nytimes.com

Excellent article. Thanks.