Gourmet magazine helped change the way Americans cooked and thought about food in the latter part of the 20th century.
In the first half of the century it was a magazine called American Cookery.

American Cookery was first published as The Boston Cooking School Magazine.
The magazine was founded in 1896 and changed its name to American Cookery in 1914.
Every issue featured recipes submitted by readers, offered advice on cooking, and had general articles on food.
The magazine ceased publication in 1947 partly due to a recent arrival that had color photographs and brought an upscale, European approach to food. That magazine was called — Gourmet.