From Eater:

The macro tragedy today is the loss of Gourmet, of course; the micro one, however, is that there are issues-worth of that sweet Gourmet-brand editorial that aren’t going to see the light of day. So, here is our offer to any writer who was on contract for any Gourmet feature: for a $100 consolation fee (admittedly, nothing more than a consolation fee), we’ll run the story here, in full.

This comes in the wake of Eater’s offer to pay 25 food bloggers $25 apiece to shut down their blogs and make this ad for Eater their last post.

$100 might be a prettyish penny for just one piece of content in the online realm (well, unless you’re The Daily Beast), but it’s a bargain for the type of writing they’ll have at their disposal — and besides, it’s good buzz. Whether or not it works in material terms, Eater National’s willingness to spend money on content and be upfront about it — in short, its swagger — is a refreshing change of pace in a gun-shy market.