Food Mags Slum It

For evidence that the moneyed classes are hurting, too, look no further than the March issue of Gourmet magazine, which features a ham sandwich on its cover. This was the highlight of a Sunday New York Times article about how the high-end food magazines are slumming it , sort of, in response to the sinking economy.   Gourmet has also launched a new feature on what to do with leftovers. Food & Wine 's March issue includes a guide to choosing cheaper wine. Bon Appetit offers a feature on throwing a "low cost" pizza party. "As the high-end magazines try to survive a shaky 2009, it is out with the truffles, in with the button mushrooms," wrote the Times' Stephanie Clifford. Two of the aforementioned magazines, Gourmet and Bon Appetit , are very similar and are both published by Condé Nast, which, as a whole, has seen both circulation and advertising revenue go into a downward spiral in recent months. So, should Gourmet and Bon Appetit be merged, as many industry observers ... (link)