Meal Train

MEAL TRAIN is a risograph periodical about sharing food, nourishment and friendship. It is a printed newsletter that celebrates the intersection between what we put on our tables, how we feed our minds, and who we gather with. 

The series is produced in a riso booklet format featuring both text and images. BearBear publishes the series beginning in 2026, featuring work by Ben Grzenia in collaboration with contributors across the known universe.

OPEN CALL
Content received by May 1, 2026 will be considered for our first issue ever!!!

LOOKING FOR...

• Share a food memory :-) rooted in time / place / community
• Restaurant Graveyard: Tell us about a place you miss eating at
• A canned good review / tell us about something that you canned
• Classifieds: Share food programs around the city, cheap finds at grocery stores, remarkable things that you gotta tell your pals about, request help or put in a personal ad. 50 words or less.

• Show 'n tell about a food zine / cookbook you discovered or love (or hate to love!)

ALSO SEEKING
Longer-format interviews, discussions, artwork, photo journals, cooking playlists, or analysis around the topics of food, how it intersects with home life and people.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Email heybearbear@gmail.com. If the images are too large, please send files through WeTransfer or a Google Drive link. Include in your email how you want to be credited. e.g. Ben Grzenia or B.G. etc.

THANK YOU
Sincerely, Ben Bear