Gourmet's Ruth Reichl Tweets on Magazine Closing

It was evident that Gourmet Magazine's editor had little to no idea what was about to happen when she got ready to go to work today. Although Gourmet had some recent difficulties with advertisers, the magazine's circulation of nearly a million copies, had never been higher.

Former L.A. Times Food editor and restaurant critic, Ruth Reichl, said she found out the news only this morning. "I can't talk about it now, it's too raw. I've got to pack up my office," says Reichl.

I'm sure Ruth Reichl's 18,759 Twitter followers were following her Tweets closely today. Here's a recap of Reichl's last days on Twitter:

• Oct 1st: Just had lunch at Tamarind Tree. Great piles of herbs arrived along with grilled pork, noodles, fresh rice papers. Also coconut rice.
• Oct 2nd: Packing again. Off to airport. Home! Woke up hungry, thinking about the splendid fried chicken sandwich at Bakesale Betty's in Oakland.
• Oct 2nd: Just had dinner at Marea with Nick. Pretty perfect. Geoduck. Cavatelli with shrimp. Risotto. Terrific wine too.
• Oct 3rd: Foggy fall afternoon. Cup of lemon tea. Outside the window a deer is munching on the lawn. About to start the Saturday puzzle. Happy.
• Today Oct 5th: Thank you all SO much for this outpouring of support. It means a lot. Sorry not to be posting now, but I'm packing. We're all stunned, sad.

Thank you Ruth for a good run on Gourmet. We'll miss your smiling face on the Letter from the Editor's page.

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Written by Donna Diegel
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