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

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?!

81. Food & Chronic Illness ft. Mallory Skinner

This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) chats with special guest Mallory Skinner (@mal_skinner) about the interplay between food and chronic illness! We get into Ulcerative Colitis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome,...

80. Honey ft. Amanda McLoughlin

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) chats with special guest Amanda McLoughlin (@shessomickey) about everyone’s favorite sticky treat, honey! We get into honey’s connection to Judaism, the joys of micro-dosing on plant-based allergens, and the ethics of using animal by-products!

79. 6 Great Food Books for your Holiday Gift-Giving!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) shares book recommendations to help you find the perfect holiday gifts for the Food nerds in your life!

78. Eating Pokémon Scarlet & Violet ft. Cupcakedex!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks to special guest Cupcakedex (@cupcakedex) about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s new edible Pokemon, its restaurant meal mechanics, Kosher Bacon, and… Olive Pizza? Yeah that sounds about right.

77. Some Like It Hot (Sauce) ft. Dalton Deschain

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks to special guest Dalton Deschain (@daltondeschain) about their new podcast Are You Afraid Of The Dark Universe, their love of hot sauce, and the most bizarre Italian dish ever.