"The Runcible Spoon" is a food zine for the imaginative. In this interview, Nathaniel Coburn calls up Malaka Gharib, the creator of the publication to talk recipes, unfortunate cooking mistakes, and zine culture. Malaka has been making zines since she was fourteen years old; what initially attracted her to the medium? Hear about the number of food zines in the ether, and find out more about "The Runcible Spoon's" content. What's the zine scene like in Washington D.C.? Learn more about the DIY ethics of zine-making, and how self-promotion is often seen as antithetical to the cause. Hear Malaka talk about her upcoming, crowd-sourced event at the Brooklyn Zine Fest! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods.

"Having your own zine is a great way to build a community for yourself and to find other like-minded people." [7:20] -- Malaka Gharib, The Runcible Spoon

On today's THE FOOD SEEN, Colby and Megan Garrelts, met during high dining in the Windy City, only to move back to Kansas City, Missouri, to open up bluestem, a redefining restaurant in the Midwest. Their established and progressive approach to food prophetically highlights their local farmers and purveyors, so much so, that bluestem: The Cookbook, is an homage. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"It's sad that you can get Kraft macaroni in cheese in the grocery store easier than you can get produce that was grown down the street."

--Colby Garrelts of bluestem on The Food Seen

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