The San Francisco Bay Area is really quite a hotbed of publishing wonders, what with ReadyMade Magazine ^[1] (a fab DIY zine from Berkeley), Bitch Magazine ^[2] (feminist response to pop-culture from Oakland), the ever-popular Wired Magazine ^[3], etc., with some obviously more popular than others. Well now there’s a new kid in town: Chow Magazine ^[4], a magazine that promises to combine pop-culture with food (plus helpful tips and tricks). Its tagline is “Food. Drink. Fun.” and yearns to provide an alternative to hoity toity gourmet-style food magazines that take the fun away from food enjoyment.

The founder is Jane Goldman, who was once an editor at the Industry Standard, so you know there’s a pretty solid team behind this. The magazine launched two days ago and has already been written up in the New York Times ^[5] (registration required, or you could use Bugmenot ^[6]). I’ve actually already been recruited as an intern (unpaid naturally, but it’s excellent learning experience), and I’m really looking forward to this.

It should be out on newsstands now. Give it a shot, folks!