The "Return" of Gourmet Magazine

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Posted in Jan 2026 rundown thread…

January 2026 Rundown

Here’s something interesting. The trademark for Gourmet Magazine expired in 2021, and some journalist & food enthusiasts bought it. It now operates as a worker-owned and -operated newsletter. Clip: Last year, the writer Sam Dean, formerly of The Los Angeles Times and Bon Appétit, was browsing the U.S. trademark database, as one does, when he discovered the Gourmet trademark had not been renewed in 2021. Mr. Dean began looking into how to claim it, gradually working on the trademark applicati…

Archived NYT link here: http://archive.today/mfZoD