Oh Saveur, How Could You? by Sean Hartley, Operations Manager
I have all the Saveur magazines, all the way back to issue #2 from ten years or so ago. Saveur certainly has had its ups and downs. From being a great food magazine to being quite a boring one, my interest in their stories have waxed and waned along with their food focus and quality. Lately, it’s been fair, and there is always something relating to the preservation of some cultural foodway or disappearing ingredient. The magazine’s topics through the years have emphasized quality ingredients made by hand, but Saveur’s also not afraid to praise kitchy, fondly remembered junk foods.
Imagine my dismay to see a huge two page ad for Norwegian farmed salmon in their latest issue (Nov). There is no question any longer regarding the pitfalls of farmed salmon. (See the great book, Bottomfeeder, for a great discussion.) The fact that this is so antithetical to all of the values portrayed by the magazine must be an indication of just how troubled print media is these days. Is the tainted revenue really worth it? I say no!
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