Gothamist: Dana Cowin, Food & Wine magazine

krucoff

Tue, 11 May 2004 13:07:07 -0500

What a mess you people have made here. This is exactly why having comments on is inappropriate for interviews. I'm turning them off for good, this interview page is not a blog as far as I'm concerned. Every time the discussion turns into "is this person worthy of an interview" debate I cringe at the stupidity of the points people make. If you have a problem with this feel free to email me or go talk about it on the Gothamist forum. Hell, rant about it on your own site and leave flyers all around town for all I care. Note: *I* am the Young Manhattanite in these interview scenarios and the only cut-off is death, but I'm working on getting some of those people too. P.S. Smile everyone, *none* of this should be taken seriously. Except the hunger stuff, you should give that some thought.

Amy in Paris

Tue, 11 May 2004 12:36:59 -0500

I agree with Josh - what's the cut-off point? Ms. Cowin looks wrinkle-free and muffy as can be in her editor headshot. However, as someone going on 31, I don't want to be reading about her east-side-west-side-all-around-the-town life. And she actually summers somewhere. I think she's one of the only "Young Manhattanite"s to have admitted this. I support her cause, but Gothamist has already talked about this event. So this is skip your lunch redux.

Josh

Tue, 11 May 2004 12:30:10 -0500

Forty-three isn't old, but it sure as hell isn't young.

YoungAtHeart

Tue, 11 May 2004 11:18:51 -0500

Are you saying 43 is OLD? Happy aging, Josh.

Josh

Tue, 11 May 2004 11:15:27 -0500

What happened to interviewing young manhattanites?

douglas

Tue, 11 May 2004 11:06:41 -0500

Excuse me, I meant navel-gazing. For the record, I have nothing against bloggers obsessed with Fleet Week.

douglas

Tue, 11 May 2004 11:04:39 -0500

As far as I could tell, she only mentioned two chefs. She's a foodie, what do you want? And she's working for a good cause. Much more interesting as an interview subject than naval-gazing techie/bloggers or product-plugging moped salespeople.

Tue, 11 May 2004 10:37:12 -0500

I think this is one of the most "New York" ones yet and if you don't get it then roll yourself back over the Williamsburg Bridge. She's a lifelong New Yorker who has clearly had a different experience of the city than a lot of us. You don't wanna respect that? Fine. But don't go pissing on someone you don't actually know. Charges of "name-dropping" lose their bite when it's actually a part of these people's normal lives. She's the editor of Food & Wine magazine! Is that so difficult to understand? Also, do you really have a problem with a living press release for a City Harvest program to feed people? (I suppose someone will have a charmingly witty retort to this question. I can barely wait.)

jackhammer

Tue, 11 May 2004 10:18:34 -0500

this was beyond lame. as someone put it so succintly a few days ago, living press releases and media ho's bad. if this isn't the perfect combination of both, i don't know who is.

Jen

Tue, 11 May 2004 09:42:47 -0500

Hailing a taxi during rush hour is one of the most underrated skills in the world. Doing in heels during NY rush hour - that's talent.

j.

Tue, 11 May 2004 09:37:34 -0500

Most . . . annoying . . . interview . . . EVER. Not possible to have a higher density of name-dropping of chefs and restaurants.