First Look: The New Bon Appétit

WWD has a first look at the May issue of Bon Appétit, the first issue published under the direction of new editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport.

 


Gwyneth: The Magazine

Gwyneth Paltrow is said to be developing her own food magazine.

 


Ruth Reichl to Run Gilt Food Site

According to the New York Observer, former Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl has been tapped to run a new food spinoff of the Gilt Groupe, Gilt Taste.

 


Atlantic Food Channel Morphs into "Life" Channel

The Atlantic's "Food channel" has expanded into a "Life channel" encompassing "health and well-being, travel, design, and green, our category for sustainability," according to food editor Corby Kummer.

 


Saveur to Launch Restaurant Reviews

In its March issue, Saveur magazine will launch restaurant reviews penned by notable food writers.

 


Editorial Additions at Bon Appétit

Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit's new editor-in-chief, has added two new hires: Christine Muhlke, of the New York Times Magazine, will be executive editor and Meghan Sutherland, Teen Vogue, will be deputy editor.

 


Zagat vs. Yelp

Did Zagat damage itself by requiring subscriptions to its website while Yelp offered free access to its user reviews?

 


New Bon Appétit Editor Reflects on Role

Adam Rapoport, the new editor in chief of Bon Appétit magazine, talked to the New York Times about his new role helming the food glossy.

 


WordPress, Federated Media Launch Food Blog Aggregator

Foodpress

According to Mashable, Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has partnered with Federated Media, a blog advertising network, to create FoodPress, a food blog aggregator:

FoodPress is a hand-curated collection of food-related posts from across the WordPress.com network. Using the tagline, “serving up the hottest dishes on WordPress.com,” FoodPress will be updated each weekday to offer excerpts and links to the latest food-related posts, photos and recipes on WordPress.com.

Mashable reports that while posts are hand-curated, most of the content is aggregated and discovered by "going through food-related tags across WordPress.com."

 


New Food Site "The Daily Meal" Launches

The new food site The Daily Meal, from Spanfeller Media Group and helmed by Colman Andrews, goes live today.