Among the avalanche of contemporary food magazines taking over the shelves of independent bookstores in the past couple of year, The Gourmand stands as a particularly compelling example of eloquent use of food as an excuse to speak about ‘culture, design, politics, society and even food itself’. Founded in 2012, The Gourmand serves as “a testament to the communicative power of food, and its inherent relationship with the arts”, as its editors Marina Tweed and David Lane justify the magazine’s wide range of topics that cover everything, even remotely food related: from overheard restaurant conversations to hippophagy (the practice of eating horsemeat), from an interview with Milton Glaser, the grand master of graphic design, to a day in the life of Massimo Bottura. The latest issue of The Gourmand, published last week, might just be the perfect treat for this food-centric month.
