Gourmet

Lot18 Turns Wine Into Wine Country Excursions

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 18, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Lot18, which offers wines online for a discount, is expanding into travel deals that are packaged especially for lovers of the fermented grape.

Inside Facebook's Big Move to Menlo Park

Liz Gannes in Social on February 8, 2011 at 1:00 am PT

Facebook is holding a press conference later today to announce it will move to a campus in Menlo Park, Calif., that the company expects to become its long-term home.

Condé Nast Brings Gourmet–But Not Its Staff–Back From the Dead

Peter Kafka in Media on June 22, 2010 at 8:19 am PT

Last fall, Condé Nast shuttered Gourmet, its beloved but unprofitable food title. Now the publisher is bringing Gourmet back, with a new plan to turn it into a moneymaker: Keep the brand–via an app-centric magazine–but lose the staff.

The Web Helped Kill Gourmet? If So, Now I Hate the Internet!

Kara Swisher in News on October 6, 2009 at 8:39 am PT

Let’s all agree first to blame owner Condé Nast for deciding to shutter Gourmet–the elegant and iconic magazine, which has been around since 1941, after the November issue. While circulation remained steady at Gourmet at just under one million monthly paying subscribers, Condé Nast Chief Executive Officer Chuck Townsend pointed to a fall-off in advertising spending by luxury brands that result in a money-losing mess. But some are blaming a movement of readers to the Web. Is it true?

Here Are the Condé Nast Cuts: Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Gourmet, Cookie Closing

Peter Kafka in Media on October 5, 2009 at 7:56 am PT

Here are the long-awaited cuts that Condé Nast has been mulling: Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Gourmet and Cookie are all closing. More details via an internal memo from CEO Chuck Townsend.