Gourmet Traveller

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Gourmet Traveller
Gourmet Traveller September 2024 cover.webp
Cover of the September 2024 issue
EditorJoanna Hunkin
Categories Food magazine
Travel magazine
Frequencymonthly
Founded1966
Company Are Media
CountryAustralia
Based inSydney
LanguageEnglish
Website www.gourmettraveller.com.au

Australian Gourmet Traveller is a monthly magazine owned by the Australian media company Are Media. [1] It was founded in 1966 as The Australian Gourmet Magazine and changed multiple names before acquiring the current title in 1988. [2] [3] Circulation in 1999 was about 80,000 copies as the magazine re-oriented to cover the local food options. [2] While dominating in Australia in 1990s, its positions have been threatened in the 2000s, as many new titles have appeared (like "Delicious" in 2002) . [4]

Contents

Each issue of the magazine includes multiple food and wine articles, reviews of the restaurants, recipes and interviews. Half the space is occupied by the advertisements. There is also a travel section with 3-5 short articles emphasizing food. [5]

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References

  1. "Gourmet Traveller". Are Media . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. 1 2 Barnes 2020, p. 458.
  3. "50 Gourmet Traveller covers from the past 50 years". Gourmet Traveller. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. Barnes 2020, p. 459.
  5. Wilson 2010.

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