Re: [CH] BOO and HISS for Chile Pepper Magazine
Celeste or Dave Anderson (Gtoughchile@mail.greatbasin.net)
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 08:55:14 +0000
With apologies to Peter Moss I left the message intact. I let my
subscription to Chile Pepper Mag lapse when the quality declined.
Dave DeWitt is publishing a magazine called Firey Foods, but it
caters to the trade. Firey Foods has a great website with a lot of
information and articles.
You can link to it from my web site at: www.tough-love.com
Go to Great Chile Locations
> Has anyone noticed just how poor Chili Pepper Magazine has gotten?
> I just picked up the February issue, 46 pages for $3.99 (US), how do they
> justify the price? More than half of the pages are advertiser driven and the
> content is horrible. With only 6 issues a year, wouldn't you think that they
> could come up with better content? Restaurants and advertising,
> blah-blah-blah. The last packet of seeds I bought had more useful
> information on the back of the packet than the last 12 months of the
> magazine put together. Yes, I am mad, the almighty dollar has ruined another
> good thing.
> The magazine no longer caters to us chili heads, it's for advertising.
> Frankly I am appalled that such a great magazine has gone to the toilet
> after it was bought up by the corporate giant Magnolia Media.
> The new format is absolute crap, gone are the days of useful information.
> Dave should start another one .....
> Any thoughts?
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.tough-love.com
e-mail Chilehead@tough-love.com