{{short description|American food magazine}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{promotional|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Saveur | image_file = Saveur Fall-Winter 2024 cover.webp | image_alt = Cover of Saveur magazine | image_caption = Cover of the Fall/Winter 2024 issue | category = Food and wine magazines | total_circulation = 329,136<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |title=eCirc for Consumer Magazines |date=December 31, 2012 |publisher=Alliance for Audited Media|access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> | circulation_year = December 2012 | frequency = Twice-yearly | language = | editor = Kat Craddock | editor_title = Editor-in-chief | founded = 1994 | firstdate = | finaldate = | company = Another Little Whisk LLC. | country = United States | based = New York City | website = {{URL|http://www.saveur.com}} | issn = 1075-7864}} '''''Saveur''''' is an online gourmet, food, wine, and travel magazine that publishes essays about various world cuisines. The publication was co-founded by Dorothy Kalins, Michael Grossman, Christopher Hirsheimer, and Colman Andrews. It was started by Meigher Communications in 1994.<ref>[https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/3549/ Little Big Man]</ref>
World Publications bought ''Saveur'' and ''[https://www.gardendesign.com/ Garden Design]'' in 2000.<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/03/20/world-publications-acquires-2-prominent-magazines/ World Publications Acquires 2 Prominent Magazines]</ref> In October 2020, Bonnier Corporation sold ''Saveur'', along with several other publications, to venture equity group North Equity.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bonnier-corp-to-sell-its-biggest-u-s-magazines-to-venture-equity-group-11601992861 | title=Bonnier Corp to Sell Its Biggest U.S. Magazines to Venture Equity Group | newspaper=Wall Street Journal | date=6 October 2020 | last1=Alpert | first1=Lukas I. }}</ref>
In April 2023, ''Saveur'' was purchased by one of its longtime editors, Kat Craddock, and her investment partner.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.axios.com/2023/04/10/saveur-recurrent-sold-investment-group | title=Saveur sold to investment group led by its longtime editor | date=10 April 2023 }}</ref> A popular feature has been the "Saveur 100", an annual list of "favorite restaurants, food, drink, people, places and things".<ref name=npr>npr.org [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5162206 'Saveur 100:' Favorites From the World of Food]</ref>
==History== ''Saveur'' was created by Dorothy Kalins, then editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home magazine. Kalins launched the new food magazine with Christopher Hirsheimer (who produced food stories for ''Metropolitan Home'') and Colman Andrews (who wrote a column for the same magazine). Kalins served as ''Saveur''{{'}}s founding editor-in-chief, with Michael Grossman as the creative director, Andrews as executive editor, and Hirsheimer as food editor. ''Saveur'' was originally published six times a year by Meigher Communications, a now-defunct publishing company.
''Saveur''{{'}}s first issue hit the stands in the summer of 1994<ref name=tlw>{{cite journal|author=Terrie L. Wilson |title=Tasty Selections: An Evaluation of Gourmet Food Magazines|journal=Journal of Agricultural & Food Information|date=2003|volume=5|issue=2|pages=49–66|doi=10.1300/J108v05n02_06|bibcode=2003JAFI....5...49W |s2cid=144410329}}</ref> with a 13-page cover story about the famed moles of Oaxaca, Mexico, complete with photos from the region's food markets and home kitchens, and a step-by-step visual guide to making chicken and mole-filled tamales. That inaugural issue also included articles on a mail-order source for freshly milled flour from Kansas, Trappist beer in Belgium and a behind-the-scenes look at a pizza trade show in Las Vegas.<ref>[http://www.saveur.com ''Saveur'']</ref>
Kalins departed ''Saveur'' in 2000 after the magazine was purchased by World Publications, a special interest magazine company based in Winter Park, Florida. Under World Publications, the magazine was published eight times a year.<ref name=tlw/> Andrews served as in editor-in-chief until 2006; he departed shortly after Bonnier, the Swedish media company, purchased a minority stake in World Publications.<ref>[http://www.bonniercorp.com Bonnier]</ref>
James Oseland, a regular ''Saveur'' writer who was brought on by Andrews as executive editor, became editor-in-chief in 2006 and built a new editorial team. While hewing to the magazine's original mission, the new editors welcomed a growing readership with special feature packages and single-topic issues, each of which tackled a single theme in depth. Essayists, novelists, comedians, and others have discussed the subject of food in the pages of ''Saveur'':
In 2014, the editors of ''Saveur'' published ''Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-6162-8735-1|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook—More Than 1,000 of the World's Best Recipes for Today's Kitchen|work=Publishers Weekly|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/recipes/sc-food-1205-best-cookbooks-20141203-story.html|title=Our 10 favorite cookbooks of the season|last1=Daley|first1=Bill|last2=Hevrdejs|first2=Judy|last3=Gray|first3=Joe|date=2014-12-03|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Contributors included James Oseland and Helen Rosner.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/helen-rosner-interview-best-cookbooks-lesser-known-dinner-parties.html|title=Helen Rosner's Favorite Cookbooks|last=Hoffman|first=Maggie|website=Serious Eats|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326142459/https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/helen-rosner-interview-best-cookbooks-lesser-known-dinner-parties.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In February 2021, ''Saveur'' announced they were ceasing physical publication in favor of an online-only presence.<ref>[https://www.saveur.com/story/lifestyle/update-from-saveur-2021 Saveur announcement]</ref> However, in November 2023, Craddock announced that the print magazine would be returning, albeit with some changes in the interest of sustainability. The relaunched ''Saveur'' will be released in a twice-yearly format, starting with a Spring/Summer issue in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saveur.com/culture/print-is-back/ | title=Print is Back | date=17 November 2023 }}</ref>
==Blog awards== In 2010, ''Saveur'' opened nominations for the inaugural "Best Food Blog Awards" in nine categories. In 2011, readers voted for their favorite food blogs in 17 categories, including Best Food Photography, Best Regional Cuisine Blog, and Best Kitchen Tools and Hardware Coverage. 2014 was the first year featuring "Reader's Choice" and "Editor's Choice" winners. The 2015 awards honored 78 blogs in 13 categories. The winners of ''Saveur'' awards include David Lebovitz, Deb Perelman, Molly Yeh, Joy Wilson, and Michał Korkosz.
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