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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the SEMI-FINAL match ups of Munch Madness 2025 with special guest judges Tuong La (@tuonginurpic) and Gabriel Chernitsky! Salt vs Corn! Beef vs Cake! Michael Flatley vs Fortnite?! Who will move forward to the finale?! Ranked! https://podcavern.com/category/ranked-podcast/ Disney Dummies x Pixar Pals! https://p...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the final quarter-final match ups of Munch Madness 2025 with special guest judges Keith Serry (@volume_knob) and Giovanni Colantonio (@MarioPrime)! Salt vs Chocolate! Beef vs Stonefruit! Giovanni vs Skill Tests?! Who will move forward to the semi-finals?! The Volume Knob! www.volumeknob.net Digital Trends! www...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the next round of match ups for Munch Madness 2025 with special guest judges Eric Silver (@el_silvero) and James Hawes (@turrethousepressmtl)! Eggs vs Corn! Cookies vs Cake! Jerry Seinfeld vs Gary Gygax! Who will move forward to the semi-finals?! Cast your tiebreaker votes at patreon.com/nobadfoodpod! This Guy...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the next round of match ups for Munch Madness 2025 with special guest judges DJ Sylvis (@deejsylvis) and Amanda McLoughlin (@shessomickey)! Stonefruit vs Soft Drinks! Rice vs. Salt! Who will move forward to the quarter-finals?! Cast your tiebreaker votes at patreon.com/nobadfoodpod! Waiting For October! https:...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the next round of match ups for Munch Madness 2025 with special guest judges David Flamm (@atiredskeleton) and Daniel Zafran (@candyisdandypod)! Rhubarb vs Corn! Cookies vs. Soup! Teffer vs. Laryngitis?! Cast your tiebreaker votes at patreon.com/nobadfoodpod! Left Trigger Right Trigger! www.lefttriggerrighttri...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the next round of match ups for Munch Madness 2025 with special guest judges Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) & Cupcakedex (@cupcakedex)!! Chocolate vs. Berries! Cake vs. Toast! Tom vs. Turkey, I guess?! Cast your tiebreaker votes at patreon.com/nobadfoodpod! Debate This! www.debatethiscast.com Bahnfyre PR! www.bahnfyrep...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the much-anticipated first round of match ups for Munch Madness 2025! Mac & Cheese vs. Eggs! Beef vs. Flatbread! Tom's tastebuds vs. Buffalo mozzarella! Cast your tiebreaker votes at patreon.com/nobadfoodpod! The Study Room! https://www.studyroompod.com/ Left Trigger Right Trigger! https://www.lefttriggerright...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) reveal the full bracket for Munch Madness 2025! Subscribe to Teffer's Substack! https://substack.com/@tefferadjemian Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadfoodpod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Want to be on the show? Tell...

Vote In Munch Madness 2025! https://forms.gle/N22rJCnKdc79MKyW7 This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you the pre-season breakdown for this year's Munch Madness tournament! Who are the front-runners for the People's Choice & Write-In divisions? Who's coming back from last year's Final Four to me up this year's Champions Bracket? Also, a fun recipe sug...

Vote In Munch Madness 2025! https://forms.gle/N22rJCnKdc79MKyW7 This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and special guest James Hawes (@turrethousepressmtl) break down Stanley Tucci's 1996 cult classic, Big Night! This iteration of the No Bad Food Food Film Festival gets into the push and pull between food as art and food as business, the immigrant experience and the emotional roller coaster o...

Vote In Munch Madness 2025! https://forms.gle/N22rJCnKdc79MKyW7 This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about the Chickpea (or Garbanzo bean!)- where does this amazingly nutritious legume get its name? How come they're so good for you? Where do Canadian chickpeas come from? And, of course, what's the best way to combine chickpeas with mortadella, rice, a...

Vote In Munch Madness 2025! https://forms.gle/N22rJCnKdc79MKyW7 This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and special guest David Flamm (@atiredskeleton) explore what makes the food in anime and manga look so delicious, why that matters, and why that's less of a thing in Western cartoon culture! Also, what happens when cottage cheese, fennel, seafood and soya sauce enter the Random Meal Generato...

Vote In Munch Madness 2025! https://forms.gle/N22rJCnKdc79MKyW7 This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) ring in the 2025 season with a run-down of all the great things we ate over the holidays, and introduce a new segment: The Random Meal Generator! Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over o...

Vote In Munch Madness 2025! https://forms.gle/N22rJCnKdc79MKyW7 This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) wrap up 2024 with a great conversation about all of our favorite rice dishes! Risotto! Arancini! Paella! Holiday Stuffing! This beautiful grain is so versatile it feels impossible to list them all! Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Conta...

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This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talks to special guest registered dietitian Miriam Zeira about fibre! Which foods are rich in this wonderful nutrient and what benefits does it provide to our digestive systems? What are some exciting and delicious ways to introduce more of it into our diets? Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything w...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) answer questions sent in by listeners of the show! What foods freeze best? What inspired us to make a show about food? What's the best soda? The answer to all these questions and more await. NEW MERCH! https://podcavern.myspreadshop.ca/ Model Our Nations! https://multitude.certifiedcrucial.com/product/model-our-nations-...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) rant about the cultural and political importance of the olive! We get into the stuffed olives of Ascoli Piceno and the glorious Kalamata, with a side dish of anger at the state of the world. Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadf...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about gooey, starchy, delicious risotto! From its bizarre connection to Milan's Duomo to a fabulous use for leftovers, risotto has something for everyone! Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadfoodpod! Check out The Depot! ww...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) try to stump each other with trivia questions from the Food & Drink Ultimate Foodie Quiz card game! Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadfoodpod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Want to be on the show? Tell us why! https://...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) explore the origins behind the names of 8 of the most frequently searched foods! Why do French-Canadians call shepherd's pie "Pate Chinois" and how did Baloney end up getting called that if it's *not* from Bologna? Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing o...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash! Why do these three plants work so well together? What significance do they hold in mythology, history, and agriculture? Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadfoodpod! Check ou...

This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and special guest James Hawes (@turrethousepressmtl) talk about Juzo Itami's 1985 Japanese 'Ramen Western' Tampopo and all of its delicious, campy meanderings! Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadfoodpod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Want to be on the...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) follow the tomato on a journey from Mexico to Italy and beyond, learning about how this weird fruit became a beloved icon of Italian cuisine and how its American cousins became flavourless styrofoam husks of their former selves, and share some of our favorite ways to make them delicious! Support the show on Patreon! pat...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) dig into the history of Savory Pies! What do the Tudors, French-Canadians settlers, and Sweeney Todd have in common? When did pies go from functional to flavourful? Why don't we eat pigeons anymore? Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram...