I love food magazines, the pictures, recipes, stories, hints, even the adverts and publicity puffs. Last week, I had the good fortune to hear a talk by Lulu Grimes, the Editor of Olive, one of the two BBC food mags, at a meeting organized by Hungry Minds, a food networking organization. Lulu is a witty, warm and knowledgeable lady who produces a super magazine.

But I wouldn't trade places with her for all the tea smoked duck in China; because Olive, like all paper food magazines has strict limits on the type and style of articles it can use, while 'Madelaine' is a wild woman who has no limitations or boundaries.

In this, our summer into autumn issue, we have a first for us, for any food magazine, a video prose poem, a paean to Paella, complete with recipe.

Our section on 'Food and Spirituality' contains a scholarly essay on the symbolism of food in a 17th century painting by Osias Beert, the Elder in addition to short stories and poetry on the theme of spirituality plus original and beautiful artwork.

There's a section on 'Summer Dining', with menus and recipes and some vulgar humour by me on the subject of Barbecues, another on nutrition..or the lack of it.

We're also launching our first competition, for illustrated restaurant reviews with a first prize of £25.00 for the winner, judged by literary agent and Foodie, Richard Gollner. Click here to go to competition page.

In other words, something for everyone and not a single celebrity chef in sight. And we must be doing something right, since the last issue of 'Maddie' had 1400 visitors and since January 1st, the Madelaine site has had 57,000 page hits.

So pull up a chair, pour yourself a complimentary glass or seven of the very best house cyberbooze and enjoy our latest issue. If you love or hate it..let us know at dome2publishing@hotmail.co.uk your ideas, tips, hints, any sort of feedback are so welcome that we will publish the best letters in our next issue and send a small prize to the authors.

I hope you are having a great summer and that we become a part of that summer and the autumn to come.

Suzi Pritchard
Executive Editor, Publisher and madwoman of cyberspace