The Washington Post announced the closing of its food section’s blog, All We Can Eat.
Tim Carman, the blog’s editor and writer, explained the reason to discontinue the blog in a farewell comment: “As The Post looks for innovative ways to compete in a media landscape that's so fragmented and competitive, management has decided that throwing 1,000 blogs at the problem isn't the solution. We need to focus our energies on a smaller number of blogs that draw the majority of the traffic, such as the Going Out Gurus, where I will continue to add my voice.”
“The Food section is still a vibrant, valuable part of the paper, and it will continue to be,” he added, “If anything, All We Can Eat’s closure frees some of our time to pursue bigger-picture projects that we’ve only talked about in the past.”
This news was followed by the announcement of ending Gourmet Live app. Eater.com reported that a representative of Gourmet Live said, "Gourmet.com will be updated with historic brand content — including past recipes dating back to 1940s — as well as new food and entertaining content.”
The magazine said, “Gourmet Live, while the absolute right move for its time, no longer helps fuel the brand’s evolution as the growth around the brand’s Web presence on Gourmet.com has greatly exceeded that of the Gourmet Live app.”
All We Can Eat has won "best food blog" in the 2010 Association of Food Journalist awards and Gourmet Live has been started as ipad version of Gourmet magazine, which was beloved by many food lovers and ceased print publication in 2009.
