Food roundup for june 2

Here’s what was being written about today in food and dining news:

SFoodie tallies up the five best bacon sweets in San Francisco.

The maple-bacon lollipop from Lollyphile

In another installment of Ask the Bartender, this week’s question is, “Is sampling OK?” Of course it’s okay. The people in line behind you absolutely love your indecision. Sample away.

Fat City’s Owen Morris discusses the reasons service in America sucks. Reason number one, people continue to put up with it.

Lastly, this week’s edition of Cooking School Secrets discusses the subtleties of spotting the dominant person in a party of diners. Apparently once you’ve determined the alpha in the group, it’s time to get them excited about tallying up a hefty bill. Now that’s quality service.