Naming My Magazine

 I wanted the name of my magazine to be unique and special. What I did know was that the title of my magazine wouldn't consist of the word "food" at all as it is the most common, cliché and widely used term for food magazines. 

The idea I had behind naming my magazine was that the reader should be able to connect to it in a way that it describes the reader's interest in food.

So obviously, the first word to pop into anyone's mind would be "Foodie". But I wanted my magazine name to be a little more sophisticated as the planned contents of my magazine relate to fine dining and gourmet food. 

This is when I came up with the word "Epicure". 

The meaning of Epicure:






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