The Gourmet Cookbook by William Applebaum | 1951 FIRST EDITION/Second Printing | Vintage Gourmet Magazine | Bixley Shop

The Gourmet Cookbook edited by William Applebaum is a 781 page compilation of recipes from one of the great food magazines of all time, Gourmet Magazine. Published in 1950, this beautiful, comprehensive cookbook celebrated the first 10 years of Gourmet Magazine. This is a first edition/second printing copy published in 1951.

ABOUT GOURMET MAGAZINE (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Gourmet magazine was a monthly publication of Condé Nast and the first U.S. magazine devoted to food and wine. The New York Times noted that "Gourmet was to food what Vogue is to fashion." Founded by Earle R. MacAusland, Gourmet, first published in January 1941, also covered "good living" on a wider scale, and grew to incorporate culture, travel, and politics into its food coverage. James Oseland, an author and editor in chief of rival food magazine Saveur, called Gourmet "an American cultural icon." The magazine's contributors included James Beard, Laurie Colwin, M.F.K. Fisher, Lucius Beebe, George Plimpton, Anita Loos, Paul Theroux, Ray Bradbury, Annie Proulx, Elizabeth David, Madhur Jaffrey, and David Foster Wallace, whose essay "Consider the Lobster" appeared in Gourmet in 2004. Gourmet ceased publication in November, 2009.

BIXLEY NOTES
• The Gourmet Cookbook
• By William Applebaum
• Gold-embossed hardcover
• 781 page compilation of Gourmet Magazine recipes
• Published by Gourmet Inc., First Edition/Second Printing, 1951
• Measures 10 1/4" x 7 3/8"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In excellent condition
• Covers show no shelf wear
• Pages are in excellent shape

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