Saveur, I am disappointed in you.

It's funny Alexa mentioned Saveur to me today because I was just thinking about writing an entry about the magazine and how little they valued my subscription and/or customers.

In the past, I had said I was waiting for one of those desperate "please don't leave me" subscription renewal offers before deciding whether or not to renew.  Every magazine does this, some better than others, because they don't want to lose you.  It's the same as most relationships - no one wants to be left behind, whether it's the person, the food or the magazine.

I received my last issue, #137 The Sandwich Issue, a little while back, and last week, I received what is apparently Saveur's best "deal" for current subscribers: $24.95 for one year.  Maybe you don't really care about the cost of the magazine and just send in that slip, or maybe you think like me and think, that does not really sound like a great deal, let's see what they are offering on their own website.

$19.95 for one year!! TWO YEARS for $29.95!!

So again, maybe you don't care or maybe you think like me you're about to get ripped the fuck off and decide to tell Saveur to suck it.

I sent them back their notice, putting a big X over their $24.95 pay now or pay later offer, and wrote that their were cheaper rates available online and it was insulting to refer to their offer as some sort of exceptional deal for current subscribers.

Unlike Applebee's though, I will not say never again and will take any additional discounted rate you provide me.

Radishes = SASSY!

This month's issue of Bon Appetit is fucking banging.

Chock full of great recipes and an intro to radishes describing them as having "sassy flavor." Doesn't that just make you want to eat them all day?

Bon Appetempt, Bon Appetit, Bon Etc.

Do you know how many food blogs exist?  A LOT.  It's pretty insane.

I just came across Bon Appétempt though.  I love that her first blog entry was a failed attempt at a Bon Appetit four-layer chocolate cake.  For those of you who do not typically follow recipes, do not subscribe to multiple foodie magazines, and generally do not care about what the food looks like as long as it tastes good, will not understand what it's like when a Bon Appetit recipe fails in its final stages.  She still had the balls to put it online, and it says a lot about her and the blog itself. 

It does remind me that I need a cake pedestal and dome, similar to this one from Williams-Sonoma.  Maybe people will stop asking when Adam and I are going to get married when, instead of holiday cards, I start mailing out mock-registry-stock photos of cake pedestals and everything Le Creuset makes in kiwi.   

Anyway, at some point in recent past, I was receiving ALL of the following (somewhat) food-related magazines at one time:  Bon Appetit, Saveur, Real Simple, Everyday Food, and Martha Stewart Living.  With the exception of Saveur, they were all free, but Real Simple became less about home and food and Martha Stewart was for people who had expensive hobbies, big backyards/gardens and a penchant for interior design.  Everyday Food was fine, but more often than not, kind of boring and uninspiring.  

However, around Christmas, they sent me one of those "please reconsider your subscription with us, we will give you two years for TEN DOLLARS" and I caved.  Apparently I do not need to be inspired to cook, I just need a good deal.

Saveur, I am waiting for your version of the desperate "please don't leave me" notices before I make my final decision on whether or not to renew.  Let me know.  I will be waiting.