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.
This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) get into the sticky, sappy world of maple syrup! We get into the great Maple Syrup heist of the 2010s, the Cabane à Sucre, and the wonders of the quebecois breakfast plate!
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This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up friend of the show Aslam Choudhury (@aslamchoudhury) for an exploration of all things hotdogs! We talk baseball, corn dogs, chili dogs, and the power of one simple sausage to make a place feel like home. Plus, how messy food can help ground us and stop us from dissociating during a meal!
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This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) calls up longtime friend of the show Kadi Diop (@kadi_d) to talk about Lavash, the Armenian flatbread! We get into its deep history, its cultural relevance, its relationship to the Armenian Christian church, and so much more!
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This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) celebrate #Pride by talking about gay food culture! Which foods are most emblematic of the queer community, and the relationship between fruit and sex! Also, we saw the Mario movie this week, so, y’know, we talk about Peaches a bunch.
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This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) are just two little lads who love berries and cream. We talk all things strawberries, from their strange to connections to historical figures like King Louis XIV and Kelsey Grammer, to the sheer perfection of a good fruity ice cream. Plus, the famous Strawberry Dress makes an appearance! Oh baby, I hear the blues a-callin’…
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This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talks to longtime friend of the show Gab Chernitsky (@gabnitsky) about the traditional jewish braided bread, Challah! We get into Gab’s family recipe, how braiding challah improves your hairstylist skills, and why challah makes the best french toast. We also get into the link between Challah and the Exodus story of the ancient Jews, Shabbos rituals, and how food can link us to family across space and time. So funky!
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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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