Food roundup for september 29

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

Cafe Society takes an amusing look at a few of the crimes committed by cereal mascots. Except for Tony the Tiger…he’s great.

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City of Ate gives readers a crash course in corn dog semantics. Why isn’t it corny dog? Because that sounds ridiculous, that’s why.

Fork in the Road tries to calculate the benefits of a soda tax. We’ll call fifty-one million dollars in New York City alone a pretty compelling argument.

And lastly, in this week’s installment of Ask the Bartender, Maggie explains the appeal of the press event. As if free booze wasn’t appeal enough.