#birthdayfest2014 : Monday is for magazine contests
I love magazines. No really… I LOVE them. As a kid, my grandparents would gift our family a subscription to National Geographic every single year. And each month that it arrived, I would rip off that silly plastic bag and just dive into it flipping through to see all the photos. And we saved them like the gold that they were… for when it’d come in handy for a school report or to reference later on when you wanted to read up on something.
In high school, when I had down time in my free periods, you’d find me flipping through the 1985 issues of Seventeen in the periodical archives upstairs, or reading the latest Sports Illustrated or Newsweek that showed up on the shelves. And when I moved out on my own, I took advantage of every single magazine deal I could find! And guess what… I’m still a little obsessed. So much so that Mr. M has to throw out the piles of old ones when I’m out of the house so I don’t shed a tear for my hoarding ways.
So for the first gift of #birthdayfest2014 … I present a gift that I was given that I still look forward to devouring each and every month:
For me, it’s like National Geographic and Bon Appetit all in one. It’s recipes, but travel and journeys and explorations and fun of food all in one too. I won’t get to check off all of the endless adventures on my bucket list, but this probably takes care of a lot of them with the photos and amazing recipes from all over the globe.
So, dear friends, here’s how you can win a 1-year subscription to SAVEUR…
1. Leave a comment below sharing your favorite magazine
2. Tweet the following, “It’s #birthdayfest2014 with @kim_michelle this week! I just entered Monday’s contest and you should too! http://wp.me/p1BHoY-1MO” and come back and leave a comment that you tweeted with your twitter handle.
I’ll draw the winner for the contest using a random comment picker on Monday, May 5th! May the contest odds be ever in your favor!
21 Comments
amyc83AmyC83
I’ve never heard of this magazine, but it sounds awesome! My favorite is Sunset. My husband and I fight over it when it arrives!
amyc83
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/AmyC83/status/460797067225341953
LatteLove
My favorite magazine I read regularly is Bon Apetit, so this is right up my alley!
LatteLove
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/Latte_Love/status/460828565676642304
Sugar Scientst
Hmm… favorite magazine. I think it’s probably Philadelphia Magazine… we always eagerly look forward to the “best of” and “top restaurants” editions to plan our weekends for the rest of the year!
Amanda Frey
My favorite magazine is Runner’s World. I love the tips as well as the stories that show just how powerful running can be.
Amanda Frey
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/aefrey21/status/460933037291606017
AshleyHami
That mag seems right up my alley :) Right now I’m loving reading Chirp (kids mag) with my 4 year old :)
Stacey
Martha Stewart… can’t help it, I love the girl. Even if it’s highly impractical for my current toddler chasing, renting ways.
Amber Felix
I adore Food Network magazine, it’s the first frew pages with what recipes are inside that hook me every time.
Maya
My favorite magazine is actually O. It’s always a good mix of food, fashion, beauty, human interest. It’s a treat to read it every month.
Kim
Congrats Maya! You’re the lucky winner!!!
Kate
I am so out of the magazine loop, but right now we’re having the same fight we always have when we pack – J wants to know if he can throw out all my Cooking Lights, dating back to 2007….I try to explain to him that they’re just the same as cookbooks!
Kim
this is the neverending fight, right? It’s my “Everyday Food” collection… but I moved it to the cookbook shelves so hopefully it’s a non-issue now?
Tina C.
Like you, I LOVE magazines. It’s so hard to narrow down to my favorite. Maybe Archeology or Smithsonian? National Geographic is a classic, and total house favorite here. But I think lately I’m most excited when I get a new Everyday Food or MS Living/Real Simple magazine. Much easier to read with 2 toddlers running around all day. :)
Tina C.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/thisautumnstar/status/461233721425686528
Jody
Real Simple is a favorite, but sometimes, US Weekly fits the bill. Especially on an airplane.
Julie S.
Right now, I am really loving HGTV Magazine!
Julie S.
https://twitter.com/julie_sancken/status/461474168274681856
Karen
How cute are you!?!? Happy Birthday Fest!! Sunset is currently my top favorite mag- if I get a chance to read it!!?
Jill
Real Simple is my go to magazine, but the way you described Saveur, it sounds right up my ally!