fast food

134. Breakfast Sandwiches

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about the greatest innovation in grab-and-go breakfasts, the Breakfast Sandwich! Where did the classic egg-cheese-meat sando come from? What’s the perfect commercial iteration of it? Does a bagel with lox count as a breakfast sandwich?

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117. Moving Food ft. Greg Schulz

You oughta know by now.

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) chats with special guest plant-based food correspondent Greg Schulz (@giantwerewolf4) about the best foods to eat before, during, and after a big move! We also pitch a new catering service and learn about some of Chicago’s favorite healthy moving day snacks., I guess? Plus- non-beer moving-day drinkies!

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72. Food Challenge! Ft. Greg Schulz

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up friend of the show Greg Schulz (@giantwerewolf4) to talk about Food Challenges! Greg shares the harrowing tales of the Fast Food Grand Prix, adding fries to your sandwich, the KFC Famous Bowl, the White Castle Crave Case, and more! We also drop our own new food challenge in the second half of the episode! Follow our Instagram page to participate!

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67. Does Your Burger Care About You? ft. Matt Cole

Happy Labor Day! This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up longtime friend of the show Matt Cole (@mc_dj_mc) to talk burger history, fast food, and the beauty of a Cowboy Burger! We also get into complicated feelings around nostalgia for capitalist chain restaurants, the value of reading history through a modern lens, and the importance of recognizing the biases that come with that. PLUS, some Hamburger History True or False, and an exciting announcement about the future of No Bad Food!

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Ep 68 – Good Burger (1997) with Alli Harris

“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger! Can I take your order?”

Hey look, moves in the 90’s were weird. But they were also wonderful because sometimes an idea is so bananas that it wouldn’t work in today’s world of cinema. That’s why on this week’s episode, Tuong and Alli “Mondo Burger” Harris take a look at this very special moment in movie history and watch the classic Nickelodean film about fast food rivalry and “being a dude” – Good Burger!

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52 – Top 5 Fast Food Menu Items

Listen we all love fast food. No matter who you are you can’t deny the instant gratification of eating a greasy burger with fries from your favorite fast food joint. You may not feel “good” about it after but you eventually come crawling back because it’s oh so tasty (and convenient!). Now while there are plenty of great fast food chains, it’s the items that you can order from those restaurants that make it or break it. On this finger lickin’ episode, Tuong La and Fast Food Lovers Leslie Cserepy, Angus MacDonald, and Samantha Leggatt salivate and rank a Top 5 list of the best Fast Food Menu Items!

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