Evidently, this number (although they did not leave a message) belongs to COOKS ILLUSTRATED magazine. I used to have a subscription to this magazine but got tired of all the black and white pictures of food! I mean, what lame brain thought putting B&W photos and illustrations in a cookbook was appealing??! It is not! Cookbooks should be ALL COLOR PHOTOS PEOPLE! Anyway, I have never been contacted by them by phone; always by email or regular email. Since I stopped subscribing to them (had to research this first) this number 617-892-4521 is one of their telemarketing phone numbers! I did not authorize for them to call me about anything. What has to be done is to call their MAIN Custormer Service Number 1-800-526-8442 (not the number on your phone!!) and have them REMOVE me (my number) from their list. According to others, this is what needs to be done in order to stop the annoying calls that come in and no message is left. It's pretty sneaky of them to call and not leave a message until you actually answer the call. I am definitely going to call them to remove my number and to complain. This is what I would suggest for all of you getting calls from this number.
Graven Austin is always calling here. They finally got the idea of using a name where a few years ago it came as Unavailable. Well I never answer Unavailable or anyplace (one) else I have never heard of.
Called claiming to be from Cook's Illustrated Magazine but hung up when I started to speak. Cook's Illustrated is very, very, aggressive with sales but this may be a scammer, and not them.
I got a call from the same number. I do not answer numbers I do not know. However, I do subscribe to Cook's Illustrated, but cannot remember them calling me for anything. I just get emails or items in the mail.
If it really is them, please call their customer service at 800-526-8442 or contact them at http://www.americastestkitchen.com/corp/customer_service_contact.php.