dcs Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 After wondering whether the fact that the New York Times and the Washington Post publish their food sections on the same day was a mere coincidence, I set off to research the question on the Internet and found no clear answer. I did, however, find this nifty page that lists newspaper food sections and columns online by day of the week. Wednesday is the most popular day of the week for a newspaper food section or column to appear, by a large margin. So, while I have been unable to answer my original question, I am left with a new one: What's the deal with Wednesdays and newspaper food sections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Probably something to do with when grocery stores change their prices, and put out their circulars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Probably something to do with when grocery stores change their prices, and put out their circulars. Traditionally, that is the case. Back in the day, all major metro newspapers had their food sections appear on Wednesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I may be misremembering, but I seem to recall that until some time in the 1980s, the Washington Post (which was then a far less odious rag than it is today) had a food section on Thursdays and Sundays, for whatever that's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Wednesday, humpday, need a pick me up... thinking about the weekend, maybe make reservations. Just speculating. I don't get why Gian't wednesday circular's coupons and prices do not kick in until Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I may be misremembering, but I seem to recall that until some time in the 1980s, the Washington Post (which was then a far less odious rag than it is today) had a food section on Thursdays and Sundays, for whatever that's worth. I remember they had some kind of food section or sub-section on Sundays, but I thought the main one was Wednesday. Certainly, I could be wrong. I started reading the Post regularly in 1983. While I have copies of some old food sections that I could check dates on, fortunately none are that far back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Phor Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'm not finding it easily, but I remember reading somewhere that it was because Thursday was the traditional day to shop. That way, food was fresh for the weekend and could be prepped on Friday. So the grocery stores would run the grocery ads on Wednesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Probably by Wednesday, the newspapers knew what specials the grocery stores would be running for the weekend / Friday payday shoppers, since they had to get the ads ready, so they would feature recipes and articles that tied in to what their advertisers were promoting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heineman Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 For years now I have wished for a "Wednesday Only" NY Times subscription. It would save me having to go to my local Sheetz every Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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