Food roundup for june 30

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

A new trend of body modification is taking Japan by storm (or at the very least popping up every now and again) and SFoodie has the story.

Fancy a bagel?

Eating Our Words has been taste-testing some of the cheap eats at Whole Foods and for anyone curious about the results, Katharine Shilcutt has the details.

Fork in the Road is once again featuring strange snacks of the world with the Monster Gummy Bear.

And lastly, in another installment of Ask the Bartender, Maggie dishes out the tough love to a 49-year-old bartending hopeful.