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

186. Munch Madness: Stonefruit vs. Soft Drinks; Rice vs. Salt ft. DJ Sylvis & Amanda McLoughlin!

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?!

185. Munch Madness: Rhubarb vs. Corn; Cookies vs. Soup ft. David Flamm & Daniel Zafran!

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!

184. Munch Madness: Chocolate vs. Berries; Cake vs. Toast ft. Matt Cole & Cupcakedex!

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!

183. Munch Madness: Mac & Cheese vs. Eggs; Beef vs. Flatbread ft. Aslam Choudhury & Greg Schulz!

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!

182. Munch Madness 2025 Bracket Reveal!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) reveal the full bracket for Munch Madness 2025! 

181. Munch Madness 2025 Pre-Season Show!

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 suggestion for using up lentils and leeks when all of your groceries suddenly become extremely expensive later this week because some big orange loser and his nazi pals are doing everything in their power to make you poor!

180. Big Night (1996) ft. James Hawes

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 of a particularly busy dinner service.

179. Chickpeas!

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, and celery root?!

178. Why Does Anime Food Look So Good? ft. David Flamm

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 Generator? Surprisingly good things!