andreaindc
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Anyone else notice that over the past few months BA has begun slipping a few pages of fashion in? Anyone know why? Last month's was perhaps marginally related to cooking, but this month's - no way. Ridiculous.
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What's up with Bon Appetit?
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michael-in-phoenix
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After what they did to Gail's Swap I am positive they have no connection...
...with their customers.
For a company that tries so hard to make money, they miss an awful lot of opportunities to do it the 'old fashioned' way... by pleasing their customers.
Michael
...with their customers.
For a company that tries so hard to make money, they miss an awful lot of opportunities to do it the 'old fashioned' way... by pleasing their customers.
Michael
I got so tired of trying to distinguish the ads from the articles....
that I dropped my subscription.
The April issue will be my last, and I haven't even opened it yet. You don't exactly make me wnat to run and rip into it!
I agree that they have lost sight of what their customers want, Gail's showed that, and now the changes in BA just pushed me over the edge.
When I do check in at the old Swap, I'm saddened to see that there are rarely more than 3 registered users online, and generally fewer than 10 posts a day.
We've been wondering at this house if that isn't what the Epi folks wanted to happen. They seem to be promoting their Epicurious Members Recipe board, and ignoring the redone "Gail's" (which didn't have their name on it)
Ok, enough ranting for one day.....thanks again, Mimi!
that I dropped my subscription.
The April issue will be my last, and I haven't even opened it yet. You don't exactly make me wnat to run and rip into it!
I agree that they have lost sight of what their customers want, Gail's showed that, and now the changes in BA just pushed me over the edge.
When I do check in at the old Swap, I'm saddened to see that there are rarely more than 3 registered users online, and generally fewer than 10 posts a day.
We've been wondering at this house if that isn't what the Epi folks wanted to happen. They seem to be promoting their Epicurious Members Recipe board, and ignoring the redone "Gail's" (which didn't have their name on it)
Ok, enough ranting for one day.....thanks again, Mimi!
It doesn't surprise me...a couple of months ago >>>>
there was a spread on candlesticks.
I mean, I like nice candlelabra as much as the next girl, but please! Those two pages could have had recipes!!! smileys/wink.gif
The couple of freebie issues I got in the last few months had so much clutter--ads, photographs of (usually unaffordable) "stuff"--that I tossed them pretty quickly.
I don't get what they're aiming at, in terms of content and whom they perceive their customers to be.
there was a spread on candlesticks.
I mean, I like nice candlelabra as much as the next girl, but please! Those two pages could have had recipes!!! smileys/wink.gif
The couple of freebie issues I got in the last few months had so much clutter--ads, photographs of (usually unaffordable) "stuff"--that I tossed them pretty quickly.
I don't get what they're aiming at, in terms of content and whom they perceive their customers to be.
I iknow. I dropped Gourmet after 30 years when it became a fak for ...
expensive restaurants, hotels and spa to which I would never go and could not afford. Then I fell for Bon Appetit for $12 per year but it also is not worth house space. One of the few recipes I tried was uninspired to say the least. And their free cookbook turned out to be a pamphlet i already had. Oh for the days when good food was our own little secret Food network has also been dumbed down--Awash in macho theatrics--guess they too are after the 18-35 male audience. I guess I'm getting too old.
expensive restaurants, hotels and spa to which I would never go and could not afford. Then I fell for Bon Appetit for $12 per year but it also is not worth house space. One of the few recipes I tried was uninspired to say the least. And their free cookbook turned out to be a pamphlet i already had. Oh for the days when good food was our own little secret Food network has also been dumbed down--Awash in macho theatrics--guess they too are after the 18-35 male audience. I guess I'm getting too old.
Agreed, I used to savor reading each issue...
and look forward to it each month. Not anymore, the this months issue felt like it had way more multi-page ads than other months. I never liked Gourmet magazine because it always seems to have too many fancy shmancy recipes with ingrediants I don't have on hand. I may try Gourmet again though.
Muse
and look forward to it each month. Not anymore, the this months issue felt like it had way more multi-page ads than other months. I never liked Gourmet magazine because it always seems to have too many fancy shmancy recipes with ingrediants I don't have on hand. I may try Gourmet again though.
Muse
hallie-in-fla
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I really enjoy Fine Cooking Magazine and I subscribe to Cooks Illustrated's website.
They used to feature real people having parties, this month it's "A Giada De Laurentis Easter"....
a thinly disguised book promotion.
I know those old "Entertaining with Style" articles were contrived for the cameras but they still featured some authentic family recipes and good entertaining ideas.
I miss Jinx and Jefferson too, but now I'm really dating myself.
I'm not renewing my subscription either.
a thinly disguised book promotion.
I know those old "Entertaining with Style" articles were contrived for the cameras but they still featured some authentic family recipes and good entertaining ideas.
I miss Jinx and Jefferson too, but now I'm really dating myself.
I'm not renewing my subscription either.
susie-in-co
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I agree with you Joe..as cheesy as those party set-ups were>>>>
some of my favorite recipes were from that feature.
When I got the new issue of BA each month I would not look at it until I had a free afternoon to sit down and read from cover to cover. Now, I just flip through it when I receive it and may or may not look at it again.
I miss Jeff and Jinx too! My goal is to someday stay at their hotel in the British Virgin Islands. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to talk to them about cooking? Guess I'm dated too LOL!!!
some of my favorite recipes were from that feature.
When I got the new issue of BA each month I would not look at it until I had a free afternoon to sit down and read from cover to cover. Now, I just flip through it when I receive it and may or may not look at it again.
I miss Jeff and Jinx too! My goal is to someday stay at their hotel in the British Virgin Islands. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to talk to them about cooking? Guess I'm dated too LOL!!!
steve2-in-la
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While the commercialization is getting ugly, I still find the best new recipes in BA.
michael-in-phoenix
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Yeah, Judy, I've noticed that of the 10 or so posts, most of them are either...
...first-time posters that you never see again, and one or two 'regulars' that answer nearly every post.
Very sad, and with the potential for marketing the Swap and using the body of work there in a creative way... sheesh... epi missed out on connecting with a REAL audience that actually COOKS and interacts with one another. Oh well...
Sad,
Michael
...first-time posters that you never see again, and one or two 'regulars' that answer nearly every post.
Very sad, and with the potential for marketing the Swap and using the body of work there in a creative way... sheesh... epi missed out on connecting with a REAL audience that actually COOKS and interacts with one another. Oh well...
Sad,
Michael
patbastrop
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...what they did to gail's
What in the world did they do? And WHY?? I found y'all thanks to Steve2, chatting today. Thanks Steve, for getting my back. Now I have to get used to the format... sigh.
What in the world did they do? And WHY?? I found y'all thanks to Steve2, chatting today. Thanks Steve, for getting my back. Now I have to get used to the format... sigh.