"When Sam Dean, a journalist and author, learned Condé Nast had allowed the Gourmet trademark to expire, he snatched it up for himself and - along with four co-founders - relaunched it this month as a newsletter. They moved up the debut to coincide with the New Year and a New York Times piece announcing the project, which overlapped with a trip Dean had planned."
""I was not supposed to be a 14-hour time difference away," he says. "When that story came out, it was 9 p.m. Taipei time, and I was walking down the street cackling about this ridiculous idea I came up with a year ago and roped some people into - It's live. " He spent last week readjusting to Pacific time and catching up on the group chat with his Gourmet colleagues"
Sam Dean acquired the lapsed Gourmet trademark from Condé Nast and relaunched the brand as a newsletter with four co‑founders. The launch date was moved earlier to align with the New Year and an overlapping New York Times piece. Dean was traveling in Taipei when the announcement published and reacted across a 14‑hour time difference, then readjusted to Pacific time. He caught up with co‑founders via group chat and celebrated with tacos de buche and seafood pancakes. Dean returned to Los Angeles, stayed in East Hollywood near previous residence, noted the neighborhood's Armenian, Thai, and Latino mix, and reconnected with family.
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