Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the Bellini

Episode 94: Lucky Peach

Episode Summary

This week on Lets Eat In, Cathy Erway sits down with Peter Meehan, co-editor of Lucky Peach to chat about the forward thinking publication and the effectiveness of food publications. Joined by Darin Bresnitz, co-host of Snacky Tunes, Cathy gets a chance to check out the manuscript for the 3rd edition of the magazine and talk to Peter about everything from dog nutrition to self sufficient publishing. Find out what makes this such an exciting experience for Peter and what future plans are in store for Lucky Peach. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards and Sons. We printed 30,000 copies of the first issue and were hoping to sell half. We ended up selling 72,000 copies. For me the thing that keeps it interesting and fun is giving people assignments that they love and giving them the space to do what they want. --Peter Meehan on Lets Eat In

Episode Notes

This week on Let’s Eat In, Cathy Erway sits down with Peter Meehan, co-editor of Lucky Peach to chat about the forward thinking publication and the effectiveness of food publications. Joined by Darin Bresnitz, co-host of Snacky Tunes, Cathy gets a chance to check out the manuscript for the 3rd edition of the magazine and talk to Peter about everything from dog nutrition to self sufficient publishing. Find out what makes this such an exciting experience for Peter and what future plans are in store for Lucky Peach. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

“We printed 30,000 copies of the first issue and were hoping to sell half. We ended up selling 72,000 copies.”

“For me the thing that keeps it interesting and fun is giving people assignments that they love and giving them the space to do what they want.”

–Peter Meehan on Let’s Eat In