The Arbuturian is a daily online magazine covering food and drink, arts and culture, exotic travel and luxury living. The magazine's remit is to provide "intelligent content for a cultured readership who seek a playful approach to a diverse range of subject matter."[1] The magazine takes its inspiration from Jerome K. Jerome and specialises in narrative feature editorial.
 The Arbuturian Logo | |
| Categories | Gourmet, Lifestyle, Culture, Travel |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Daily |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.arbuturian.com |
History
editEstablished in London in 2009, their remit and readership quickly grew and the magazine is now internationally recognised with notable audiences in the United States, Europe and Japan.[2] They remain independently owned and operated.
Content
editThe magazine has a liberal bias and takes a playful approach to luxury lifestyle topics, combining food, culture and travel features with some literary fiction and humorous narratives in a single edition. The content is primarily produced by contributing writers; most articles employ a style of narrative journalism, while informative pieces are written in short-form method.[3] Their reviews include restaurants, hotels, theatre, art, music and general travel features.
Awards
editIn 2012 the magazine was shortlisted as a finalist at the British Travel Press Awards for Best Online Consumer Travel Publication of the Year, alongside The Telegraph, The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller.[4]
In 2013 the magazine's Food & Drink Editor, Noah May, won an award for Food Journalist of the Year at the Guild of Food Writers Awards for work published in The Arbuturian.[5]
Also in 2013, Cigar Editor Nick Hammond won The Spectator's Cigar Journalist of the Year Award.[6]
Demographic
editThe publication strongly appeals to an AB / High-Net-Worth demographic with a cultured background and disposable income. The content is not gender biased and appeals equally to men and women.[citation needed]
Contributors
editVarious broadsheet journalists, magazine writers, critics and authors contribute to the magazine, including theatre critic and broadcaster Al Senter[7] and the writer, photographer and filmmaker Paul Joyce,[8] the great-grand-nephew of James Joyce.
References
edit- ^ "The Arbuturian, About Us". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "The Arbuturian Newsletter, February 2010". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "The Arbuturian, About Us". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "The British Travel Press Awards Finalists, November 2012". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "The Guild of Food Writers Awards Winners, May 2013". Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Spectator Cigar Writer of the Year, December 2013". 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Senter, Al. "The Winter of My Content". The Arbuturian. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Paul Joyce. "Grand for a Grand". The Arbuturian. Retrieved 8 June 2010.