Here's what was being written about today in the world of food and dining news:

SFoodie kicks things off by alerting us to the eight most taboo foods on the planet. Who knew chewing gum could be so controversial?

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Fat City asks an important question about the impact of climate change on the quality of hops. Although it's really only important because we can't stand bad beer.

The Hot Dish ponders the ethics of barbecuing. But from where we're sitting it seems like all that matters is making a killer meal.

And lastly, in this week's installment of Ask the Bartender, Maggie debunks the mystique of calling someone a mixologist. It would appear that a bartender by any other name is still pretty much a bartender.