Foodie magazines on newsstands now!

A year ago I saw this new magazine stuffed into a back row in the foodie mag section. Called CHOW, looked cool and different, bought it ... it was a little lacking, like most debut mags are. Today at lunch (pulled pork sandwich from New Seasons - too greasy, needed more spice and more slaw), I spied a CHOW magazine in the rack. "Wow," I thought. "They beat the odds and actually lasted a year." (you can find it at www.chowmag.com)

Long story short, I picked up the new issue of CHOW, and it's pretty darn good. Irreverent, a little visceral, a foodie ReadyMade of sorts ...

And appropriately enough, the current issue of ReadyMade is the "food issue" (www.readymademag.com). It has an article on how to start a supper club (among other good articles, like DIY sushi plates and covering your ugly fridge with stainless steel). Says supper clubs are "sprouting up across the country as a growing number of urbanites seek connection to one another and to the growers, process, and politics involved in food preparation."

Guess we're part of a delicious wave, EPsters.