No Bad Food

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) ring in a new year of Munch Madness with an exciting pair of first round match-ups, joined by guest judges Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) and Simon Pelletier (@notheothersimon)! The best way to listen to this episode is to turn on Cars 2, muted, in the background, and watch that while listening. Grab some baked beans wh...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about the best foods to eat while watching sport game! Chicken wings! Baby back ribs! Loaded nachos! Charcuterie! Pigs in a blanket! Surprise crowd-pleasers! Desserts! Also romance, I guess, because it's valentimes! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Make y...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) announce the 16 foods that will be competing in this year's annual Munch Madness food bracket tournament! Did your favourites make the cut? Who are you hoping takes away the crown this year? Make your predictions on Twitter and Instagram, tag us @nobadfoodpod, and use the hashtag #MunchMadness! There may just be a prize...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about Hanger Steak! What is this flavorful, tender, hard-to-find cut of beef, and why can nobody agree on what to call it? Also, what are some fun uses of it, and what can you sub in when you inevitably can't find it at the butcher because there's only one per cow and it's trendy?! The answer to all these questions...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about Cardamom! What is this flavourful little seed, where does it come from, how does it work, and what are a few creative uses for it? Armenian coffee! Scandinavian baked goods! Indian rice! Persian Love Cakes! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Make your...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) answers questions from past guests of the show! "What's a food you absolutely avoid making and why?" "What's your favorite bread?" "If you had to have something dumped on you after winning a football game, what would it be?" "What meal would you eat for the rest of your life?" Featuring questions from Kendalyn Aldridge, Giovanni Colantonio, Julian McKenz...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks to Canada's Smartest Person Katy Warren (@coldwarren) about the Soup & Sandwich Combo- what makes a sandwich the perfect companion for a bowl of soup, which soups are best for dipping sandwiches into, what constitutes a soup-worthy sandwich, and what's the best way to get a whole chicken carcass from your local butcher to make stock out of? #ShowUs...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks to longtime friend of the show Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) to talk all about hot sauce, patties, the Hot Ones Gauntlet, and the importance of being able to see the bones in your food. #ShowUsYourBones2022 You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Make your nominations for Munch Madness 2022! ht...

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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) explore the history and science behind cheese! We talk good & bad bacteria, moldy cheese, Afrim Pristine, Napoleonic cheese caves, and how there's absolutely nothing wrong with liking simple cheese more than fancy cheese! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Liste...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up local coffee professional Lyanna Labelle-Rocha for a crash course in third wave coffee! Ever wonder how third wave coffee practice differs from others in terms of production, sourcing, and overall impact on the environment and economy? How is coffee like wine? Now's your chance to find out! We also talk about the value of cooking as a family and...

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) dig into their favorite citrus fruits! What are the little pods inside an orange called? Where did the orange get its name in the first place? Why does Saint Nicholas put fruit in people's boots? We answer all these questions then share our favorite ways to eat various citrus fruits, including Tom's lemon potatoes and T...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Food Crimes Correspondent Giovanni Colantonio (@MarioPrime) to talk about the humble meatball! We get into the ambiguous origins of the meatball, the controversy of spaghetti & meatballs, the best size for meatballs, and how much we can change the shape of a meatball before it stops being a meatball. Just going to say the word meatball a few mor...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk turkey! We get into the history of turkey as a food item, how to tell a turkey's sex by looking at its poop, and tips for cooking a turkey that DON'T take a million hours and leave you with super dry meat! Seriously! Don't roast a whole turkey! Spatchcock it! Or deep fry it! Or butcher the entire thing into a bunch...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up everyone's favorite podcast guest Eric Silver (@El_Silvero) from Join The Party to talk about his favorite non-kosher Jewish foods! First, we talk Food Network and the importance of Guy Fieri as a cultural liaison, then Eric shares his story of growing up Jewish in New York and eventually ditching kosher dietary law. We get into "jewish-coded" f...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) celebrate National Cappuccino Day by talking all about coffee! We get into a brief history of coffee, from its roots in Sufi Muslim culture, through the Dutch East India Company, the Boston Tea Party, and its rise to prominence today, then talk about the ethics of coffee consumption, our go-to coffee orders, Montreal Co...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) flies solo and answers a bunch of questions from past guests of the show! What's your favorite cheese? What's the worst thing you've ever grilled? Why are empanadas so good?! What was your favorite dessert when you were 10, and has it changed since? Also, because it's Toby's birthday, he joins us on the second half of the show to talk about Guy Fieri and...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) celebrate Halloween with a deep dive into Pumpkins! We talk about the history & cultural significance of pumpkins, the difference between a squash and a gourd, and the phenomenon of the Pumpkin Spice Latte! What's YOUR favorite way to eat pumpkin? Tell us all about it on Twitter and Instagram! You can follow this show o...

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about apples! With ginger golds and empires as our two main examples, we go deep into these juicy and crunchy flavor-bombs. What makes a good apple? How can you tell the difference between two apple cultivars? Where do apples come from and how are they so perfect? What's YOUR favorite way to eat apples? Tell us all...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) call up longtime friend of the show Kadi Diop (@kadi_d) for a great conversation about Okra! Kadi also shares stories of growing up in a household where welcoming guests for a meal was second-nature and how her dad taught her to really pay attention to the food around her! We also talk about how capitalism is bad and teaches us not to share food, which i...

This week, we've got a throwback episode to last Fall when host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talked with Food Crimes Correspondent Giovanni Colantonio (@MarioPrime) about breakfast cereal! We talk about the Hottest Cereal Mascot Tournament, the brilliance of the Reese Puffs marketing team, and whether or not childhood cereals hold up in adulthood. Also, the important question: Is Cereal Soup? You c...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) flies solo to answer questions from past guests of the show, as a way of celebrating International Podcast Day, which is September 30th! We talk about food-based sense memories, weird ways to eat ketchup, desert island herbs and spices, pizza toppings, and some of Tom's favorite food books. Also, a reflection on Orange Shirt Day, which is ALSO September...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up friend of the show Vinny Francois (@VinnyFrancois) to talk about Chicken Tikka! Specifically, the Chicken Tikka from Dishoom, a chain restaurant in the United Kingdom! We get into the beauty of a flavourful piece of grilled meat, the joys of cooking with a loved one, and the importance of food as a form of meditation and escapism. We also, inevi...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up friend of the show Kyle Harper (@kharpermusic) to talk about eating Pokemon! You know, Pokemon, the now 25-year old media franchise about collecting, befriending, and battling cute animals? To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pokemon, we did a deep dive into which Pokemon are canonically edible, whether or not it's ethical to eat Slowpoke Tails...

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) sits down with friend of the show Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) from the YA Podcast (@yapodcast) to talk about Salad! We get into the history & etymology of salad, the ways that climate and seasonality affect the contents of salads around the world, and what we think makes a great salad. We also dig into diet culture and how it's unfair to treat salad li...