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Every SAVEUR Cover for the Past 30 Years

See how food photography has evolved by taking a walk with us down memory lane.

By SAVEUR Editors


Updated on April 2, 2024

When SAVEUR magazine launched in 1994, its photography and design set the tone for something different. In contrast to the pristine studio photography that was in vogue at the time, SAVEUR’s food was messy and real, reported and photographed in the field around the world. For the cover of the inaugural issue, which enshrined the young Oaxacan cook Rosario Mendoza as our brand’s first figurehead, logos and copy were offset from a heroic and lovingly framed cover portrait. With a more formal look than its peers in food media, this design treatment presented SAVEUR’s subject matter—then largely relegated to the frequently dismissed category of “women’s publications”—with the gravitas and elegance global cuisine deserved. 

How we eat, and how we document food through words and photography are ever-changing. Since that first issue, hundreds of creatives have influenced the look and feel of SAVEUR’s covers, which have evolved dramatically over the years. But at its core, the spirit of SAVEUR endures—a publication, as founding editor Dorothy Kalins described it, for those of us who see the world “food first.”

On the occasion of SAVEUR’s 30th anniversary, we return to print with issue number 202. What a fine time to take a look back at 30 vibrant years of SAVEUR cover art. —Kat Craddock, Editor-in-Chief and CEO

Issue #1: Summer 1994

Issue #2: September/October 1994

Issue #3: November/December 1994

Issue #4: January/February 1995

Issue #5: March/April 1995

Issue #6: May/June 1995

Issue #7: July/August 1995

Issue #8: September/October 1995

Issue #9: November/December 1995

Issue #10: January/February 1996

Issue #11: March/April 1996

Issue #12: May/June 1996

Issue #13: July/August 1996

Issue #14: September/October 1996

Issue #15: November/December 1996

Issue #16: January/February 1997

Issue #17: March 1997

Issue #18: April 1997

Issue #19: May/June 1997

Issue #20: July/August 1997

Issue #21: September/October 1997

Issue #22: November 1997

Issue #23: December 1997

Issue #24: January/February 1998

Issue #25: March 1998

Issue #26: April 1998

Issue #27: May/June 1998

Issue #28: July/August 1998

Issue #29: September/October 1998

Issue #30: November 1998

Issue #31: December 1998

Issue #32: January/February 1999

Issue #33: March 1999

Issue #34: April 1999

Issue #35: May/June 1999

Issue #36: July/August 1999

Issue #37: September/October 1999

Issue #38: November 1999

Issue #39: December 1999

Issue #40: January/February 2000

Issue #41: March 2000

Issue #42: April 2000

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Issue #44: July/August 2000

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Issue #48: January/February 2001

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Issue #53: September/October 2001

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Issue #56: January/February 2002

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Issue #58: April 2002

Issue #59: May/June 2002

Issue #60: July/August 2002

Issue #61: September/October 2002

Issue #62: November 2002

Issue #63: December 2002

Issue #64: January/February 2003

Issue #65: March 2003

Issue #66: April/May 2003

Issue #67: June/July 2003

Issue #68: August/September 2003

Issue #69: October 2003

Issue #70: November 2003

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Issue #72: January/February 2004

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Issue #89: December 2005

Issue #90: January/February 2006

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Issue #108: January/February 2008

Issue #109: March 2008

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Issue #114: October 2008

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Issue #116: December 2008

Issue #117: January/February 2009

Issue #118: March 2009

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Issue #126: January/February 2010

Issue #127: March 2010

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Issue #129: May 2010

Issue #130: June/July 2010

Issue #131: August/September 2010

Issue #132: October 2010

Issue #133: November 2010

Issue #134: December 2010

Issue #135: January/February 2011

Issue #136: March 2011

Issue #137: April 2011

Issue #138: May 2011

Issue #139: June/July 2011

Issue #140: August/September 2011

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Issue #142: November 2011

Issue #143: December 2011

Issue #144: January/February 2012

Issue #145: March 2012

Issue #146: April 2012

Issue #147: May 2012

Issue #148: June/July 2012

Issue #149: August/September 2012

Issue #150: October 2012

Issue #151: November 2012

Issue #152: December 2012

Issue #153: January/February 2013

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Issue #157: June/July 2013

Issue #158: August/September 2013

Issue #159: October 2013

Issue #160: November 2013

Issue #161: December 2013

Issue #162: January/February 2014

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Issue #164: April 2014

Issue #165: May 2014

Issue #166: June/July 2014

Issue #167: August/September 2014

Issue #168: October 2014

Issue #169: November 2014

Issue #170: December 2014

Issue #171: January/February 2015

Issue #172: March 2015

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Issue #175: June/July 2015

Issue #176: August/September 2015

Issue #177: October 2015

Issue #178: November 2015

Issue #179: December 2015

Issue #180: January/February 2016

Issue #181: March 2016

Issue #182: April 2016

Issue #183: May 2016

Issue #184: Summer 2016

Issue #185: October/November 2016

Issue #186: December/January 2017

Issue #187: February/March 2017

Issue #188: April/May 2017

Issue #189: June/July 2017

Issue #190: August/September 2017

Issue #191: October/November 2017

Issue #192: December/January 2018

Issue #193: Winter 2018

Issue #194: Volume 2 2018

Issue #195: Volume 3 2018

Issue #196: Volume 4 2018

Issue #197: Spring 2019

Issue #198: Summer 2019

Issue #199: Fall 2019

Issue #200: Winter 2019–2020

Issue #201: Fall 2020

Issue #202: Spring 2024

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