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

90. Pancakes! Ft. Matt Cole

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up longtime friend of the show Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) to talk about pancakes! That’s right baby, it’s a Mardi Gras episode! We get into the history of pancakes, the ideal texture for a perfect pancake, and also some cursed things! Then, Tom leads Matt through a game of IHOP or I Shop!

89. Aphrodisiacs!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) celebrate Valentine’s Day the only way they know how: with an intimate investigation of aphrodisiacs, human sexuality, and the power of pleasure in both food & sex! Warning: this show is and always has been explicit, but today’s episode is like.. extra full of words you might not want your kid to hear in the car, so, like, you’ve been warned!

88. Persimmons!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) dish up tons of funs facts about everyone’s favorite hyper-seasonal squishy fruit, the persimmon!

87. The No Bad Food Recipe Club On Patreon & Discord!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) invite you to consider supporting our show on Patreon! We’ve set ourselves a goal of $50/month in pledges by the end of February 2023! Tune in to learn about all of the awesome perks included for members at different levels, and then run over to www.patreon.com/nobadfoodpod and help us get there! Plus, we tease our exciting new side-project, the No Bad Food Recipe Club!

86. Peanut Butter

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) chats with a very special guest about peanut butter! We talk crunchy vs smooth, peanut cheese, and a quick lesson on patents! Plus, we share our favorite ways to eat peanut butter and some great alternatives for those with allergies!

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85. The Humble Potato

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about everyone’s favorite starchy tuber, the potato! Tell me about it, spud. We get into different textures, colours, and flavours of potatoes, our favorite ways to cook them, and… All He Wants For Christmas Is A Fingerling??

84. Masala Chai ft. Shivani Mehta Bhatia

This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talks with special guest Shivani Bhatia (@shivanimb) about the relationship between spaces & the foods we eat in them, the importance of holistic nourishment, and multigenerational cooking! We also get into Masala Chai, warming & cooling properties in spices, and appropriation in wellness culture!

83. 2023!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) kick off the new year by sharing some of their personal, professional, and podcasting goals for 2023, including some exciting teasers for new content coming soon! Talking points include: being intentional about being adventurous with food; setting achievable goals; finding joy in self-care; eating disorder recovery; TikTok; and of course, Munch Madness!

82. The Craziest Sandwich in New York?! ft. Eric Silver

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) wraps up this year of Bread with a final foray into the sandwich! Eric Silver (@el_silvero) joins the party to talk about the Bacon Industrial Complex, a walkthrough of the thought process behind how much meat goes into a good sandwich, and the pork-forwardness of Italian sandwich culture. Plus, a game of Is This Sandwich Appetizing Or Too Much?!