Saveur would be my pick.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone! Now I can't make up my mind. Lucky peach is definitely up his alley in many ways so I think I may go with that!

Lucky Peach is awesome, just keep in mind that it's quarterly and not monthly.

Thanks everyone! Now I can't make up my mind. Lucky peach is definitely up his alley in many ways so I think I may go with that!

Saveur

Saveur or Fine Cooking.

Also, do you know if he already has subscriptions to any food magazines?

I've had Cooks Illustrated, and I preferred Fine Cooking. They're similar in that they teach techniques and both do lots of recipe testing, but I think FC is less repetitive and has better writing and more accessible recipes (despite what the title suggest). As a fellow foodie, I would pref Fine Cooking.

It sounds like this guy actually likes to cook. Food & Wine is food/travel porn. CI actually improves your cooking.

Plus 1 for lucky pwach

Lucky Peach


Fresh, seriously foody and something he probably doesn't get.

Anonymous wrote:Food & Wine, for sure.

Better photos. CI is great but lots of illustrations. They're changing a little now, but either would be appreciated.

Another vote for Cook's Illustrated. Great magazine. Only downside is its kind of expensive per issue.

CI, hands down. F&W is kind of over the top and BA just sucks.

Cook's Illustrated. It's basically cooking magazine for nerds. Bon Appetit was pretty good until a while back when they got a new editor and it basically turned into Food GQ.

Food & Wine, for sure.

My BIL is a really great at home chef and cooks all the meals for his family of four. He's into gourmet, fresh cooking and organic food and they have a very large and awesome garden that they mainly eat from. I'd like to get him a subscription to a food magazine as a gift. Would you recommend Cooks Illustrated, Bon appetite or food and wine?