Mojo Donuts in Pembroke Pines: We Eat a Dozen in About a Minute (Pictures)

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All photos by Laine Doss
Shawn Neifeld displays his wares at Mojo Donuts.
Until now, south Florida has been a little behind in the hand crafted doughnut craze that's sweeping the nation. From New York City, where hipsters stand in line for an hour for a Meyer lemon doughnut from Doughnut Plant to Portland, Oregon, where Voodoo Doughnuts has been featured on nearly every show on Food Network's roster, Homer Simpson's favorite treat is riding a wave of popularity. So where are the hand-made gourmet doughnuts in south Florida?

For now, they're all in a little strip mall shop in Pembroke Pines and these doughnuts contain enough mojo for the entire state.More »

Taco Bell Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos Are Available: We Try Them

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All photos by Laine Doss
This is real...and it's available now.
When Taco Bell launched the Doritos Locos taco, with a shell made from nacho cheese Doritos tortilla chips, stoners everywhere said a little prayer of gratitude.

The product also translated into an out-of-the-ballpark hit for the fast food giant. USA Today reports that in less than one year, over 350 million Doritos Locos tacos were sold, making it the company's most successful item ever.

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Haifa to Hallandale: Falafel Benny's Got the Best Balls

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All photos by Zachary Fagenson
Falafel Benny.
Through Falafel Benny's narrow, squat entrance was a room of mostly men yelling at each other in thick Israeli accents.

"How is the falafel?" owner Benny Regev gregariously bellowed at customers halfway through their lunch. He tried to buy some of his regulars' meals. Some accepted, and others slammed a few bills down on the counter and walked out.

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First Look: Green Bar & Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale

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All photos by Falyn Freyman
Avocado Toast
In 2011, when nutritionist and holistic health coach Elena Pezzo, owner of Green Bar & Kitchen, learned of her brother Anthony's stroke and subsequent coma, she was devastated. Only a few years earlier, the 33-year-old New York native had lost both of her parents and had battled poor health and depression herself as a result.

Despite recommendations from numerous doctors that Anthony's family pull the plug, insisting he would remain a vegetable, Elena did not give up, and instead turned to spirituality and her holistic health food background to help bring back her brother.

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Russia House Restaurant in Boca Raton: Authentic Food and 86 Kinds of Vodka

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Regina Kaza


The decor is contemporary and overpoweringly red: red leather booths, cherry wood walls, red curtains, and giant flat screen TVs playing Russian pop music videos. The menu, though, is full of classics. So the three-month old Russia House restaurant has it all: the feel of modern-day St. Petersburg and the warmth you'd find in your babushka's kitchen. People chatter in both Russian and English at the full-length bar -- which serves 86 kinds of vodka.

David and Sofia Shifrin formerly owned  Lula Kebab in Sunny Isles, which served Georgian and Mediterranean food. The couple is from Belarus, but has been living in the U.S. for 30 years and working in the restaurant business for 13.

"Boca and this whole zip code have no Russian restaurants," says David. He saw opportunity: Boca Raton has the fourth-largest Russian population in South Florida.

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Sir Winston's Jamaican Restaurant in Deerfield Beach: First Look

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Is it really a "first look" if we're showing you a restaurant that's been serving Deerfield Beach for 13 years? We've just never written an article about Sir Winston's reliable Jamaican joint, and it's time to right that wrong.

It's not just Deerfield Beach residents. Travelers venture from Delray and Hollywood to get a taste of authentic Jamaican fare, according to Winston himself. So what took us so long to get to him?

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Knucklehead Burgers: First Look

It took two years of planning, designing, building, and tasting for Frank Amedia and his family to open up Knucklehead Burgers in Davie - their first restaurant venture. 

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After many other successful non-food business ventures, Amedia took to the fast-casual concept for his first time with Knucklehead Burgers. The term "knucklehead," he says, is actually not an insult. 

"It's not a fighting word, it's a term of endearment," he says. "It seemed right to call the restaurant 'knucklehead' since I say it all the time." 

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Red Dog Cantina in Fort Lauderdale: A First Look

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I know what you're thinking - another Mexican restaurant? South Florida has as many Mexican restaurants as it does plastic surgery clinics. How could we possible use any more?

Nonetheless, Red Dog Cantina opened it's doors to the taco and tequila loving public on Friday, October 19th on Sunrise Boulevard and A1A (once home to Cafe Bluefish).  The owners' last venture, Reef Road Rum Bar, won Best Reggae Scene in 2011.  

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El Tamarindo Pizza in Deerfield Beach: First Look

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El Tamarindo owner Yecson Amaya didn't want his new Deerfield Beach location to be like any other. Even his other restaurants bearing the same name.

"We change it up with each location. In Fort Lauderdale, we have paninis. In Hallandale, we have coal-fired pizza."

So what makes the Deerfield Beach location stand out?

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Small-Biz Spotlight: Meet HipPops Owner Tony Fellows

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Misha Grosvenor
HipPops owner Tony Fellows.
Every time you hear a honk, a new food truck speeds on the scene. On a weekly basis, there is food-truck roundup after food-truck roundup. Lines are long, temperatures are rising, parking is sometimes a nightmare. Truck options are growing exponentially, but that doesn't mean the quality or creativity is always there.

Like any restaurant, food-truck owners who have a solid concept, great service, and high-quality products are rewarded for their toils. Taking a snapshot poll of who's got the best trucks is easy -- just look at the lines. Lines snaking from the food trucks that have nailed it are sometimes 20 to 30 people deep.

At the end of the day, consumers vote with their dollars. No one understands this concept better than frozen treat veteran and HipPops food-truck owner Anthony "Tony" Fellows.

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