Farewell, Gourmet: A Look Back at Ten Tasty Covers
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“Stopped to buy sandwich (no time to eat today),” Twittered former Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl from the Newark airport on Wednesday afternoon. “And the woman behind the counter said, ‘I’m so sorry; this one’s on me.'” We’ll have the rest of our lives to look back in hunger at Gourmet, the 68-year-old Conde Nast title that was shuttered on Monday along with Cookie, Elegant Bride, and Modern Bride (fear not, brides, there’s still Brides), but we thought we’d take this opportunity to remember some of our favorite covers. First up, the last cover (at left, October 2009), a blood-red candy apple with a wooden stake through its heart—OK, maybe we’re projecting. And at right, the March 2009 cover that imparted a humble sandwich with the dreamy grandure of a Richard Misrach beach photo.
Speaking of brides, Gourmet had just the thing for them on its maximalist June 1954 cover, pictured at left. Eat your heart out, Ace of Cakes, because this towering dessert spectacle illustrated by Henry Stahlhut is studded with roses and pearls (Ouch! I think I lost a filling!) and framed by a hovering golden cherub brandishing gauzy draperies. Should the cherub become a nuisance, a Reed and Barton sword is at the ready. At right, the striking November 1983 cover featured glazed fruit on parade as photographed by Ronny Jacques at Milan’s Peck market. Hungry yet?
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