Lucky Peach Issue 17 Paperback – November 17, 2015

I'm lucky (or, I bought and enjoyed Chang and Meehan's Momofuku and thought that a magazine might just let them loose) to have subscribed from Issue 1. These are the cutting edge of food, culture, hole-in-the-wall greats (Paper Pot Shabu Shabu - not five miles away and I'd have never found it if not for Lucky Peach). The stories are modern multicultural drama to melodrama - and, like Julia Child's, they all "work" - albeit, some are offal...Dave, Peter, Tony, Rene, Wiley, Sascha, Gabriele, Shaun and a plethora of literary chefs and talented family members (who lose their secrets to offspring who taste and tell) make this project an incredible ride. I did not think that they could keep the quality and quantity to that of the first issue, to say nothing of the first year - but, somehow they are doing it. Brilliant writing, photography, and "illustrations" that appear to rise from a giant Peach having smashed Ralph Steadman. Buy one and you will be hooked (assuming that food, people, and fun are things that interest you.)I'm not certain, but there seems to be some sanity driving these incredible "topics" and I think Peter Meehan is the guy pulling doubles on this line.

This issue gives clear instructions on how to par-boil a potato before turning it into hash browns to be combined with fried bologna, a poached egg, sriracha, and tomatillo sauce. The result is undeniably scrumtralescent. Foodie hipsters, rejoice. I say, rejoice!It also contains some excellent tips and tricks about how to make bagels that Thomas Keller would not dismiss out of hand. I don't always read Lucky Peach. But when I do, I read it for breakfast.

Really loved this periodical; the expose on the breakfast of different cultures was really nice. A must have for anyone who enjoys cooking/food periodicals.

Best Peach issue in awhile at least I really enjoyed it. I can't help reading Lucky Peach I never know what I'll find inside.

This issue is just as good as the magazine in general. Must read for foodies and food journalism.

A wonderful group of essays a bout food chefs resturants a foodies reading dream,

If your serious about the food scene, cooking and overall cuisine, then this is the magazine for you.

Big fan of David Chang, his restaurants, and Lucky Peach publications.

A journal that is an ode to the love and exploration of food - interviews, art, fiction, essays, recipes, reviews, rants, musings, love songs to breakfast around the globe and nestled in your sentimental heart. Funny, engaging, annoying sometimes like a close friend. It's really one of the finest magazines you can buy, and one of the few periodicals that I always read from cover to cover.

Always a good read. I look forward to them.