Food roundup for july 20

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

The internets are abuzz with rumors that Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi will be leaving Top Chef after its sixth season to star in her own NBC sitcom. If this turns out to be the case, let’s hope she has more success than Emeril.

Meanwhile, The Hot Dish has compiled the top 10 songs with sexually suggestive food metaphors. We can only assume 50 Cent’s masterful “Candy Shop” was DQ’d because licking a lollipop “til you hit the spot,” hardly qualifies as a metaphor.

Also in top 10 list news, SFoodie has put together a slideshow of the 10 strangest fast food chain items. If the goal was to make us disgusted and hungry at the same time then mission accomplished.

And lastly, in another installment of Cheap Wines that Don’t Suck, Clean Plate Charlie introduces us to a Pinot Noir that’s actually affordable AND good. No small feat for a wine that’s usually one or the other.