Brian Carlo

What’s for dinner: Crispy, sticky chicken thighs with smashed baby potatoes and tomatoes.

What’s for dinner: Corn muffins.

What’s for dinner: Meatloaf. That’s it.

What’s for dinner: White beans two ways. 1. With tuna, capers, lemon and dill. 2. With crab, chili and fennel fronds.

What’s for dinner: Braised osso buco with brussels sprouts; milk chocolate mousse trifle with Madeira ganache and whipped crème fraiche.

What’s for Valentine’s Day dinner: Roast rack of lamb with a Dijon mustard crust and steamed asparagus.

What’s for dinner: Seared sea scallops with wine, butter, shallots and toasted sesame seeds.

What’s for dinner: Dad’s sauce with homemade meatballs and spaghetti.

Sad Day For Food Writers And Readers

It appears Conde Nast is shutting down Gourmet. My dad’s had a subscription for as long as I can remember, and the publication was instrumental to my love for journalism, food and a combination thereof.

Dad carefully clipped and photocopied Gourmet articles of note for decades. I took some with me to London when I worked there in the summer of 2005 and to Thailand when I backpacked up and down its coasts in the summer of 2006. They’ve essentially planned my parents’ vacations since long before I was born — including an epic monthlong trip to Italy while my mom was seven months’ pregnant with me. Later this month, they’re returning there for a week in Venice; it’s fitting that Gourmet is still playing an integral role in their itinerary.

Anyhow, I can see why a food magazine with a focus on writing vs. recipes would be abandoned. My girlfriend got me a subscription to Conde Nast’s other title, Bon Appetit (which will remain in print), for my birthday, and I find it pretty useful as a home cook. But Gourmet’s meditations on fine food will be hard to replace. RIP.