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It's hard to legislate what people eat. People are getting fed up with being told what they can and can't do. It boils down to personal responsibility. People need to read labels, do their research and act accordingly.

The dialogue and conversation about food is everywhere - television, chat rooms, social media outlets and among everyday conversations.

Food is a very sensitive subject for so many people.

Food as a hobby used to be an elite pastime, and it has become something that is totally ordinary for people of every background. In that way, we see the growing up of the American food scene: that it's okay to be a regular person and be really into food.

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

I'm not bothered by the food Nazis. Customers ought to be able to pick what they want to eat.

Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat, and why.

Consumers deserve the right to know what's in their food - and obviously, most people want that choice. It's hard to see how more knowledge about the products we eat every day can hurt us.

To be interested in food but not in food production is clearly absurd.

If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating.