Expand your Food and Entertainment Horizons with Bon Appetit
Written: Aug 19 '03
Product Rating:
Pros: Clear, Concise, Well Written, Nice Photos, Accessible
Cons: Not everyone is a Hamptons socialite or strives to be
The Bottom Line: Bon Appetit is well written, clear, and is a great resource for the aspiring socialite, or anyone interested in expanding their food and entertainment repertoire.
Back from the Hamptons or the Cape and looking to make all those great meals that you had while you were out there? Bon Appetit is your “food and entertaining magazine.” Each issue is a combination of recipes, life style stories, restaurant and travel reviews, and several different departments offering news and information on the food and entertainment world. The magazine offers a decidedly upscale take on the food and entertainment world and some readers have probably never experienced, or will likely experience. But it is always nice to dream and who knows, you may be somewhere and you need to know six different ways of preparing tomatoes.
Bon Appetit is published 12 times a year and an average subscription runs around $15, and most strangely (I’ve never seen this on a subscription price before), you will be charged an additional $3 for postage and handling, bringing the price up to about $18 for a one year subscription. Right now, Bon Appetit is advertising 24 issues (2 years) for $24 and $6 postage and handling (so just over a $1 an issue).
Features
Each issue of Bon Appetit is made up of several feature articles and stories, which are broken down by their contents, of which, there are generally collections of recipes with a bit of background and story behind the recipes, 2 or 3 stories about entertaining and the home (along with recipes in those stories) and 2 or 3 more articles on traveling and restaurants (once again with more recipes). The latest issue focuses around summer meals and entertaining and thus the recipes are for simpler and lighter (but still fancy) fare and the entertaining articles center around planning your own summer parties.
Departments
Each issue is also made up of several different ‘departments’ that provide some quick stories, recipes, tips and tricks, among other things.
-Contributors is a review of the issues writers and photographers.
-Letter From the Editor is your typical introduction by the Editor to each issue.
-Starters, defined as ‘quick bites from the world of Bon Appetit,’ Starters contains news, and quick stories about the food and entertainment world.
-R.S.V.P. is a very cool section, readers request Bon Appetit attempt to get recipes from chefs and restaurants and if they are able to do so, they publish the recipe.
-Tools of the Trade is a guide to some kitchen or entertaining tools, or a suite of tools that are interrelated to one another.
-Wine & Spirits reviews news and happenings in the wine and spirits world.
-Tasting Panel Report reports back on new products.
-People and Places is a column that goes over more personal stories that surround the food and entertaining world.
-Bon Vivant is a review of “what’s new, what’s hot and what’s good.”
-Recipe Index reviews all the recipes in the issue
-Feedback includes interviews with different people each month.
So Should I get this magazine?
Do you love cooking? Are you looking for new and interesting recipes? How about new ideas for entertaining guests?
If you are looking for any of these things, then Bon Appetit is worth picking up. If you are really interested in food and entertainment, I think that Bon Appetit is well worth the subscription price. I personally do not have a subscription; I pick it up once every couple of months (mostly because I do not have the time to really enjoy these recipes or take on the entertaining ideas – but believe me, I have grandiose plans for a dinner party at some point).
The magazine is well written, clear and to the point, with great photography and proves to be a great resource for the aspiring socialite, or anyone who is merely interested in expanding their food and entertainment repertoire. So go out and get yourself an issue, put on an apron, and start tearing up the kitchen!
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