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205. With Apologies to Zucchini

August 2, 2025 0:45:42 0 Comments

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about the humble zucchini! This summer squash deserves to be treated with love and respect, and if handled correctly, can be absolutely delicious. Its flowers are also wonderful, it can be turned into musical instruments, and apparently Meghan Markle thinks they make a sexy pasta sauce. Jury’s out on that one. Plus, what happens when zucchini, ground beef, rhubarb, and instant coffee powder enter the Random Meal Generator?!

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180. Big Night (1996) ft. James Hawes

January 28, 2025 0:58:02 0 Comments

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.

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173. Olives!

November 19, 2024 0:43:24 0 Comments

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) rant about the cultural and political importance of the olive! We get into the stuffed olives of Ascoli Piceno and the glorious Kalamata, with a side dish of anger at the state of the world.

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172. Risotto!

November 12, 2024 0:35:17 0 Comments

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about gooey, starchy, delicious risotto! From its bizarre connection to Milan’s Duomo to a fabulous use for leftovers, risotto has something for everyone!

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118. Olive Oil

September 26, 2023 00:38:32 0 Comments

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) bring you a crash course in olive oil! What do olives have to do with the ancient greek goddess of wisdom Athena? What happens to your digestive system when you put olive oil in your coffee? Have you ever wondered what it means for an olive oil to be ‘extra virgin’? Turns out, it’s kinda super complicated! Let us anoint you with information about the mediterranean’s favorite fat!

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114. Basil: Don’t Lose Your Head!

August 29, 2023 00:40:58 0 Comments

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about everyone’s favorite leafy green herb, Basil! We get into different basil varieties, fun uses for pesto, and the herb’s complicated relationship with beheadings. Cruelty, O Cruelty.

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

December 26, 2022 01:03:10 0 Comments

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?!

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

November 14, 2022 00:53:40 0 Comments

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.

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Ep 81 – Luca (2021) with Cassie Pyatt

June 20, 2021 01:18:50 0 Comments

“Silenzio, Bruno!”

It’s hard to remember a time when Pixar was not at the forefront of animated movies. From Toy Story to Up to Inside Out (and much more) they have always somehow managed to push the boundary of story and animation while being incredibly accessible for the whole family. So join Tuong and Sea Creature/Love Is Pod’s Cassie Pyatt as they dive deep into the latest Pixar original and talk about the colourful Itlalian inspired world of 2021’s Luca!

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85 – Top 5 Soups

May 7, 2020 01:41:36 0 Comments

SOUPS ON!

There’s nothing like a big bowl of hearty warm soup to get your taste buds going. The delicious combination of throwing ingredients in a big pot of water and fusing the flavors together into something that not only tickles the nostrils but fills you up like someone is giving your stomach a nice cozy hug, is why soups have been a staple meal throughout the dawn of time. This week join Tuong La and Soup Heads Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they reunite with the powers of the internet to deliberate on the delectable topic that is Top 5 Soups!

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