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This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up longtime friend of the show Andrew Henderson (@arhenderson) to celebrate National Cubano Day! We talk about what makes the Cubano a perfect sandwich- its delicious, smoky pork, the tangy mustard, the crisp acidity of a good pickle- and our absolute favorite sandwiches. Happy Cubano Day! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out Debate This! https://www.debatethiscast.com/ Check out The Ploose is Loose! https://plooseisloose.libsyn.com/ This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) buy his music here: https://zackingles.bandcamp.com/ www.upfordnetwork.com Want

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up longtime friend of the show Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) to talk about Bratwurst, including Tom's story of their recent adventure in homemade sausage-making! Happy World Bratwurst Day! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out Debate This! https://www.debatethiscast.com/ Check out The Ploose is Loose! https://plooseisloose.libsyn.com/ Go to the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival! https://www.bucyrusbratwurstfestival.com/ Listen to our Tournament of Champions series! https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/sets/tournament-of-champions-season Buy Easy Sausage Making by Will Budiaman! https://www.amazon.ca/Easy-Sausage-Making-Essential-Techniques/dp/1623158508/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=easy%20sausage&qid=1628519239&sr=8-6&fbclid=IwAR1AhJcGD9-ZuU-zSOUZ_C2oDsO8NQwQyQXsFEHek2YMmnwkxBagfQOrPsw This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Tess Hazel (@TessHazel) to talk about the importance of learning to enjoy food for more than just sustenance, how feeding other people can be easier than feeding ourselves, and what we think makes lasagna such a beautiful thing. You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out Left Trigger Right Trigger! lefttriggerrighttrigger.com Check out Full Metal Bazinga! https://fullmetalbazinga.libsyn.com/ Don't Watch Tom's Lasagna Tutorial! https://youtu.be/Osiql2-TwH4 Send Giovanni pictures of Garfield on Twitter @marioprime! This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) buy

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Keith Serry (@volume_knob on Instagram, @volume_knob1 on Twitter), host & producer of The Volume Knob, to talk about the joys of sharing food and the ways that growing up poor & food-insecure can lead to a really deep (if somewhat trauma-bonded) love of food later in life. Keith also shares a story of the most memorable cheese experience of his life, eating camembert in a bistro in Paris. You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out The Volume Knob! www.volumeknob.net This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) buy his music here: https://zackingles.bandcamp.com

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Food Crimes Correspondent Giovanni Colantonio (@MarioPrime) for a deep dive into the Sub Sandwich. We talk Five Dollar Foot-Longs, mortadella, and what horrible food crimes need to be done to a hotdog in order to turn it into a sub. You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com Check out Digital Trends! https://www.digitaltrends.com/ Check out Left Trigger Right Trigger! https://ltrtcast.libsyn.com/heat (Don't) Check out Mortadella Hot Dog! https://homemadebacon.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/mortadella-hot-dogs/ This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) b

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up actor, writer, and producer Kenny Streule (@kennystreule) to hear all about his upbringing as the child of dairy farmers, his struggles with kidney stones, and how it all came together to form his newest project, Stoned: a stage show about the birth of a kidney stone, currently crowdfunding (link below) with lots of tasty treats as donation incentives! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com Check out Kenny's website: https://kennystreule.ca/ Go donate to Kenny's fundraising campaign! https://laruchequebec.com/en/projet/le-marche-streule-market-or-parraine-par-le-theatre-mainline This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up award-winning cookbook author & TV host Anna Olson (@chefannaolson) to hear about her life growing up baking with her grandmother and to get a crash course in one of Canada's signature desserts, the Butter Tart! She also shares some tips for people who want to get into baking but feel intimidated by the process! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Find everything Anna's doing, including where to buy her new book Baking Day, on her website! http://annaolson.ca/ Check out Oh Yum on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_RedQch0OK-fSKy80C3iQ Listen to my interview with Simon Majumdar! https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/9-blue-cheese-on-what-ft-simon-majumdar Listen to Ranked: Canadian Foods! https://podcavern.com/114-top-5-canadian-foods/ Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up friend of the show Simon Majumdar (@simonmajumdar) from Eat My Globe (@eatmyglobepcast) for a great chat about british & american cheeses, High On The Hog, how to make an amazing cheese sauce, and so much more! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Listen to Ranked: Top 5 Canadian Foods! https://podcavern.com/114-top-5-canadian-foods/ Check out Eat My Globe! https://www.eatmyglobe.com/ Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) buy his music here: https://zackingles.bandcamp.com/ Resources for Allyship: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hp7n

Welcome to LGBBQ, our Summer 2021 Pride series! For the next few episodes, we'll be chatting with queer folks about their love of barbecue and how they see it relating to their gender & sexuality! The goal here is really just to have a little representation while talking about everyone's favorite flame-grilled treats, and maybe to learn a little bit about ourselves along the way. Happy Pride! To wrap up our series, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up longtime friend of the show Kendalyn Aldridge (@kenniwithani) from Natural Toonie (@naturaltoonie) for a great conversation about demisexuality, the beautiful diversity of barbecue, and how, sometimes, the best things take time. You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Listen to Finding Yourself In Food! https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/313-finding-yourself-in-food-ft-kendalyn-aldridge Listen to Top 5 BBQ Foods! https://www.podcavern.com/91-top-5-foods-for-a-backyard-bbq-party/ Check out Natural Toonie on Instagram! www.instagram.com/natu

Welcome to LGBBQ, our Summer 2021 Pride series! For the next few episodes, we'll be chatting with queer folks about their love of barbecue and how they see it relating to their gender & sexuality! The goal here is really just to have a little representation while talking about everyone's favorite flame-grilled treats, and maybe to learn a little bit about ourselves along the way. Happy Pride! This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Gabrielle Vendette (@gabriellevendette) for a great conversation about how this period of forced isolation has been fruitful for her getting to be truer to herself, how gender is more about energy than about appearance, and what exactly makes barbecue "barbecue" You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our lo

Welcome to LGBBQ, our Summer 2021 Pride series! For the next few episodes, we'll be chatting with queer folks about their love of barbecue and how they see it relating to their gender & sexuality! The goal here is really just to have a little representation while talking about everyone's favorite flame-grilled treats, and maybe to learn a little bit about ourselves along the way. Happy Pride! This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Rhiannon Jenkins for a great chat about the part language plays in making queerness accessible and equipping young people to feel more comfortable in themselves, and how seeing that representation on TV (we're looking at you, Ryan Murphy) makes a huge difference. We also talk about barbecue culture in the UK and South Africa! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com Learn improv from Rhiannon! https://boomchicago.nl/boom-chicago-comedy-festival/ www.rhiannonjenkins.net Learn about the Residenti

Welcome to LGBBQ, our Summer 2021 Pride series! For the next few episodes, we'll be chatting with queer folks about their love of barbecue and how they see it relating to their gender & sexuality! The goal here is really just to have a little representation while talking about everyone's favorite flame-grilled treats, and maybe to learn a little bit about ourselves along the way. Happy Pride! This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Stephen Davidson (@stephendavidsonimprov) for a great chat bout how barbecues can be a wonderful way to spend time with chosen family, and about how our traditional ideals of masculinity are entirely arbitrary and need to be dissected and gotten over so that everyone can just, y'know, live! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out Gender Creative Kids! www.gendercreativekids.com Check out Impromiscuous (and all of Stephen's other work) at https://impromiscuous.com/online-classes-and-shows/ Go listen to YA! https://soundcloud.com/ya-podcast T

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a professional cheese tester? Look no further! This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Joshua Vandenberg, a professional Cheese Grader & Competition Judge, to hear all about how he got into his line of work, what sort of process cheeses go through before they're sent to market, and how cheese gets tasted & tested in competitions. Also, Joshua gives his advice for people starting out making their own cheeses, and explains how tyrosine crystals are formed and how they affect the texture & flavour of cheese! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Find out what You need to become a Licensed Cheese Grader in Wisconsin! https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/atcp/055/81 Go listen to Heroes Don't Do Paperwork! https://www.podcavern.com/ep41-pasta-your-prime This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Greg Schulz (@giantwerewolf) from Left Trigger Right Trigger to get his perspective as a cheese-lover-turned-vegan, learn about plant-based cheese substitutes, and explore the potential of a vegan greasy spoon/casse-croute diner! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Listen to Left Trigger Right Trigger! https://ltrtcast.libsyn.com/cow Listen to Fullmetal Bazinga! https://fullmetalbazinga.libsyn.com/ Listen to The Once And Future Nerd! https://onceandfuturenerd.com/welcome/ Check out Greg's Cozy Corner! twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger Listen to Greg on Munch Madness! https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/318-munch-madness-pies-vs-chicken-pizza-vs-mac-cheese-ft-greg-schulz-noah-hermes This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Che

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Tuong La (@podcavern) for an inside look at Vietnam's national dish, Pho! We get into the history, etymology, and cultural impact of the dish, and Tuong breaks down what makes it awesome, sharing some tips and tricks and even solutions for leftover ingredients! You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Donate to the UNRWA Zakat for Gaza! https://donate.unrwa.org/zakat/~my-donation?_cv=1 Check out everything Tuong's doing at www.podcavern.com Listen to Tom & Tuong talk BBQ! https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/289-bbq-basics-gas-vs-charcoal-safety-tips-and-rubs-ft-tuong-la-alex-r Listen to Tom & Tuong ARGUE about BBQ! https://www.podcavern.com/91-top-5-foods-for-a-backyard-bbq-party/ This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check ou

On this the first episode of the recently renamed No Bad Food podcast, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talks with baker, pastry chef, and all-around foodie Gabrielle Samek (@lesfooddorks) about her recent challenge to herself: to cook through the entirety of Yotam Ottolenghi's 'Flavour' and expand her repertoire of awesome vegetable-forward dishes! They chat about the lessons we can learn from really reading a recipe, the importance of time management, and the struggles of biting off more than you can chew. You can follow this show on social media @NoBadFoodPod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out NATIFS! www.natifs.org Check out The Food Dorks! instagram.com/lesfooddorks This episode is brought to you in part by Whisky Lane! www.whiskylane.ca SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It T

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of The Year. For the finale of this year's tournament, Tom Zalatnai calls up CultMTL Food Editor Clayton Sandhu (@claysandhu) to talk about the Montreal Cheese Mob and to hear about his new project, Bellyache Magazine! Then, Tom calls up Time Out Montreal & Montreal Gazette writer JP Karwacki (@JPKarwacki) to talk about food-based crimes and the beauty of a good slice of pie. Also, a pretty huge announcement about the future of the show! Who do you think deserved to win these matchups? Did we miss something that you think absolutely should've been mentioned? You can join the conversation by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/upfordiscussion or by hitting us up on Twitter and Instagram @DownWithTalking! You can follow Tom Zalatnai everywhere @tomzalatnai! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Find out whose lan

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of The Year. For this instalment, Tom Zalatnai calls up Kyle Forgeron, the CEO of Oasys, a new app to help make your meal planning infinitely more convenient! Kyle shares the story behind Oasys and some of the exciting features yet to come, then casts his votes for our Semi-Final round! Then, Tom calls up Andrew Henderson (@arhenderson) from Debate This! Andrew casts his votes and talks a bit about the Marvel/Disney+ tv universe! Who do you think deserved to win these matchups? Did we miss something that you think absolutely should've been mentioned? You can join the conversation by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/upfordiscussion or by hitting us up on Twitter and Instagram @DownWithTalking! You can follow Tom Zalatnai everywhere @tomzalatnai! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out Oasys! www.oasys

Tom Zalatnai, Matt Cole, and Amanda McLoughlin break down the finale of Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions Season 2, giving their takes on what they'd have done with the Randomizer's challenges, who they thought should win each round, and sharing some thoughts and feelings on what they'd all like to see in Season 3. Who do you think deserved to win these matchups? Did we miss something that you think absolutely should've been mentioned? You can join the conversation by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/upfordiscussion or by hitting us up on Twitter and Instagram @DownWithTalking! You can follow Tom Zalatnai everywhere @tomzalatnai! Please support our Indiegogo campaign! igg.me/at/upfordnetwork Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out Natural Toonie! https://soundcloud.com/natural-toonie-podcast Check out Multitude! www.multitude.productions Check out Debate This! www.debatethiscast.com Check out The Ploose is Loose! https://plooseisloose.libsyn.com/ Episode Sponsors: This episode is brough

Munch Madness is our annual Food Bracket Tournament that pits user-nominated foods against each other, round after round, in a single elimination bracket-style tournament, to crown the Best Food Of The Year. For this instalment, Tom Zalatnai calls up their cohost-on-hiatus Jeremiah to learn about low-FODMAP diets and gluten-free baking, then calls up Billy Eff (@billyefflechef) to talk about truffle aioli and the beautiful versatility of pie. Who do you think deserved to win these matchups? Did we miss something that you think absolutely should've been mentioned? You can join the conversation by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/upfordiscussion or by hitting us up on Twitter and Instagram @DownWithTalking! You can follow Tom Zalatnai everywhere @tomzalatnai! Please support our Indiegogo campaign! igg.me/at/upfordnetwork Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Check out Natural Toonie! https://soundcloud.com/natural-toonie-podcast Check out Tant Qu'a Y Etre! https://open.spotify.com/album/17ndmThozYYP