Welcome to our extreme makeover! 

If there’s anything Martha Stewart has taught Americans (beyond the importance of carefully vetting one’s stock broker) it’s that presentation is, if not everything, then certainly fundamental to fine food. It may come as a surprise to those familiar with only the past decade or so of the domestic denizen’s eminence that before “Martha” became a household name, she was known for a lot more show than go. Indeed, her first cookbooks, chock-full of stunning displays of food, were criticized for their difficult-to-follow recipes producing mediocre results.

It is with that essential lesson learned, that I am proud to unveil your redesigned Herald News today: replete with style, supported by substance.