This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up friend of the show Greg Schulz (@giantwerewolf) to take a big ol’ crunch out of Pickles! We talk about why pickles are the perfect food to open up our palates to new flavours, pickle mistakes, and the importance of trying things again even when we don’t like them. Plus, we get into how the acidity of vinegar interacts with salt and fat!
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) celebrate reaching our 100 episode milestone by answering questions from listeners and past guests! We talk weird pickled items, our favorite Montreal bakeries, East Asian dishes that stole our hearts, and more!
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This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Mathieu Fortin (@pizzamath), creator of Pasta Fest MTL (@pastfestmtl), to get the scoop on this year’s PastaFest lineup! We also get into Mathieu’s recent trip to the Las Vegas Pizza Expo, and hear about the slice of pizza that changed his life. This year’s PastaFest is May 11th-24th! Head to www.pastafestmtl.com for all the info!
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie), Sophie Lane (@sophielanemusic), and Jesse Thorn (@jessethorn) to help us decide the WINNER of Munch Madness 2023! Which one of our returning champs will be the first to ever win the title twice? Will Bread continue its winning streak, or will Pasta take home the dough? Who will GRAIN supreme in this heavyweight gluten smackdown?
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Keith Serry (@volumeknob) and Chris Walker (@cwlkr20) to help us determine the winners of this year’s Munch Madness semi-finals! Will Pasta get another shot at the title, or will newcomer Berries continue its prolific journey to the top? Will reigning champ Bread knock out spicy rookie Hot Sauce or will it bring the heat straight into the finale?
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Dalton Deschain (@daltondeschain) and Tranna Wintour (@trannawintour) to help determine the two final foods moving forward to the semi-finals of Munch Madness 2023! Will Pasta get another shot at the championship, or will Rice finally have its moment in the sun? Will last year’s champ Bread knock out last year’s runner-up Coffee (again) or will its grain of terror come to an end?
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) and DJ Sylvis (@monkeymanprod) to help determine the winners of our first Quarter-Final Matchups! Will the Chicken cross the road, or will Berries bury it alive? And in a battle of Heat vs Sweet, which condiment will come out on top? Also, someone calls Tom’s seeding legitimate for the first time ever, which is nice.
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Amanda McLoughlin (@shessomickey) and Cupcakedex (@cupcakedex) to help us decide the fate of our next two Munch Madness matchups! Will the chad Rice knock out the (extra) virgin Olive? Will reigning champ Bread hand over its crown to Burgers? Am I just realizing now that Burger King would make a spectacular sponsor for this tournament? I need to go send some emails…
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Opening
– Sarah Ehms polls on Instagram
Damn Fine Day – Mike Vial
PTP Playlist – Songs You Want to Hear Before You Die
– Playlist on Spotify
– Playlist on Apple Music
Wait a Little Bit – The Beelays
Buzzfeeder
– Would You Rather?
Your Mind Is On Vacation – Bash O’Sullivan & the yesiwillYes
Closing
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Eric Silver (@el_silvero) and Lee Kim (@hunny_dill_) to help pick which foods move forward to the next round of the tournament! Will Chicken find the courage to tell Salad to leaf? Will The Bread Basket prove sweet enough to conquer Honey, or is this one for the bees? I don’t know what any of this means. Munch Madness!
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