No Bad Food

Hosted ByTom Zalatnai & Teffer Adjemian

A show about great food and the people who love to make & eat it. Every week, we dig into a different dish, meal, ingredient, cuisine, or piece of food media, exploring the history & culture around it, sharing favorite recipes, and learning from our wonderful guests. The only rule? You've gotta love it. After all, there's no such thing as bad food.


All Episodes

168. Tampopo (1985) ft. James Hawes!

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!

167. Tomato, Tomato!

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!

166. Savory Pies!

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?

165. Cast-Iron Pans!

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) give you a 101 lesson in taking care of cast-iron cookware! What is ‘seasoning’ and why is it so important? How can you make perfect bread in a dutch oven? What’s the best way to make a grilled cheese sandwich or pressed panini on a stovetop? And, how can cooking with cast-iron help folks with anemia?

164. Kentucky Fried Chicken & Kraft Dinner!

Lick your fingers, folks. It’s time.
This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about the latest collaboration between Kentucky Fried Chicken and Kraft Dinner! We also get into the history of both brands in Canada and some of our favorite ways of eating boxed mac and cheese!
Disclaimer: we were given free food as an incentive to produce this episode. And it was GREAT!

163. The Sriracha Shortage & Chili Crisp Drama ft. Lee Kim!

This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and special guest Lee Kim (@hunny_dill_) talk about the great Sriracha Shortage and the drama between Huy Fong creator David Tran and supplier Underwood Ranches, then dig into celebrity chef David Chang’s controversial Chili Crisp escapades.

162. Brat(wurst) Summer ft. Matt Cole!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and eternal BFF-of-the-show Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) break down everything you need to make the most of Brat Summer!

161. Pudding!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about pudding! We talk about the history of how it got its name, share some personal favorites, and ask the ever-important question: is haggis a pudding?!

160. Mushrooms!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about edible fungi! We share some of our favorite mushroom dishes, from Escargot Mushrooms to Cream of Mushroom Soup, dig into the history of the mushroom, and more! Also, Teffer shares a little update about their recent trips to Boston and Ottawa and some of the delicious food eaten along the way!