Who reads Fine Cooking?

An Elite Group of Magazine Readers

Affluent
  • Median HHI $90,178
Upscale
  • Median Home Value $352,300
Well Educated
  • Any College 78%
  • Graduate College + 47%
Female/Male 79%/21%
Median Age 48.7

Take a Closer Look

True Enthusiasts Who Cook and Entertain Often

Fine Cooking Readers are the Most Avid Enthusiasts…
  • 98% enjoy cooking for family and friends
  • 94% love the process of cooking
  • 78% say “cooking well is entertainment for me”
  • Spend an average of 9.5 hours a week cooking
  • 55% say entertaining is one of their favorite things*
  • 73% always cook when they entertain*
  • 92% drink wine/spirits when entertaining
  • 90% say an attractive table is important

Passionate Cooks Who Want the Best

  • 89% buy based on quality not price
  • 99% willingly spend money on quality ingredients and love to learn about new ones
  • Motivated Buyers with the spending power to fuel their passion
  • 99% want a well-equipped kitchen
  • 98% say cooking equipment is “very important”

Deeply Engaged in the Content

  • 93% say Fine Cooking is “the best” cooking magazine
  • 98% look forward to reading every issue
  • 98% trust what they read in Fine Cooking
  • 95% save and refer to past issues
  • spend an average of 78 minutes reading each issue

Their Cooking Interest Extends to the Advertising

  • 92% of our readers have taken some action as a result of seeing an ad in Fine Cooking
  • 89% of our readers say “Fine Cooking helps me find the products I need”
  • 98% say “Fine Cooking gives me new ideas about products, ingredients and techniques”

The Demographics May be Similar

  Fine
Cooking
Bon
Appetit
Gourmet   Food &
Wine.
Saveur
HH Income ($) $90,178 $81,980 $79,709   $76,920 $116,518
% Own
Home
82% 79% 79%   72% 83.4%
Median ($) Value of Home $352,294 $355,499 $351,956   $294,309 $378,757
Age 49 yrs. 50 yrs. 50 yrs.   45 yrs. 46 yrs.
% Female 79% 75% 74%   61% 67%
% Graduated College + 47% 46% 46%   38% 63%
% Professional / Managerial 36% 34% 33%   33% 50%
But the Passion is Clearly Different!
  Fine
Cooking
Bon
Appetit
Gourmet Food &
Wine
Saveur
Bake/Cook
for Fun Once
a Month + (each)
281 179 184 152 288
Cook for Fun
2+ Times/Month
408 199 222 181 410
Cook for Fun
2+ Times/Week
429 205 237 167 421

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