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The Ten Most Instagrammable Desserts in South Florida

By Nicole Danna

Oct 30, 2018

Trendy dessert shops are creating ways to offer the perfect Instagrammable moment. Some are introducing liquid nitrogen to create a smoking effect. Others are riffing our favorite foods into dessert-inspired treats. Some are shaping sugary ingredients into edible sculptures. When they're done, these are the type of dishes that look so spectacular you can't help but whip out your phone to flaunt your #foodporn all over social media.

Vegan Bakery PAC Pastries Opening in Wilton Manors With Brunch and Late-Night Hours

By Emily Bloch

Sep 26, 2018

Chiavari is a baker, and for years you could find her tasty vegan treats, including macaroons and doughnut holes in a display case at her husband's BC Cafe. But soon, her baked goods, which fall under the moniker PAC Pastries, will have their own home in Wilton Manors.

La Bonne Adresse Creates Handcrafted Parisian Chocolate Marbles

By Alona Abbady Martinez

Mar 16, 2017

Parisian sister and brother Emilie and Julien Van Steenwinckel own a chocolate shop and French bakery in Hollywood.

iSweets Cafe Brings Creative Pastries and Trendy Snow Ice to Plantation

By Alona Abbady Martinez

Nov 3, 2016

If Steve Jobs were alive today, he would have stopped here for the name and kept coming back for the goodies. iSweets Cafe in Plantation is a bright and tidy hidden gem run by three Vietnamese sisters with a knack for making melt-in-your-mouth treats. Susie, Darlene, and Helen Truong bake and design...

Sample Homestyle Fare From Southeast Brazil at Casa do Pão in Boca Raton

By Alona Abbady Martinez

Sep 29, 2016

If God is Brazilian, Casa do Pão Bakery is heaven. We’re talking an endless array of rich, sweet, coconut and sweetened condensed milk cakes, puddings, and desserts behind one display case. Another hot case is loaded up with savory street food, like ham and cheese croquettes, yucca and beef fritters,...

Hoffman's Chocolates Launches Sweet Ride Dessert Food Truck

By Nicole Danna

Aug 24, 2016

Hoffman’s Chocolates has launched its own food truck, and it's serving up the sweeter side of things. Known as the Sweet Ride, the new mobile shop peddles all of Hoffman's gourmet goodies, from chocolates and ice cream to a vast assortment of specialty confections. "Sweet Ride South Florida is our latest...

The Chocolate Spectrum Serves Artisan Goodies Made by Adults With Special Needs

By Rebecca McBane

Jun 22, 2016

Valerie Herskowitz has not only worked as a speech pathologist for nearly 40 years, founded Dimensions Therapy Center, and taught courses on autism at Nova Southeastern University, she is also a parent to an adult son with severe autism. She knows the value of making sure adults with special needs...

Celebrate Summer With Free Milkshakes and Boozy Ice Cream Flavors

By Nicole Danna

Jun 7, 2016

It's an easy equation to remember: Summer = ice cream. This summer, you can celebrate both at these local establishments, each offering everything from free ice cream to specialty releases. Some things just go perfectly together: peanut butter and jelly; burgers and fries; pretzels and beer; or ice cream and...

Bee Healthy Honey Farm Sells Local, Untreated Wildflower Honey in Delray Beach

By Nicole Danna

Apr 29, 2016

When it comes to local produce, eggs, meat, or even dairy, there's only one crop around that's sweeter than all the rest: honey. A rich source of carbohydrates with 17 grams per tablespoon, it's first and foremost an ideal energy food. Also a humectant, the amber-hued liquid is known to...

Nani's Dough Partners With Bond & Smolders Bakery in Boynton Beach

By Nicole Danna

Apr 14, 2016

Doughnut lovers, Boynton Beach's Bond & Smolders bakery has a surprise for you. As of this week, you no longer need to place a delivery order to get your hands on Nani's Dough doughnuts. Thanks to an impromptu meeting, Delray Beach-based pastry chef phenom Nani Edry is now offering his gourmet artisan...

Try the Doughnnabons From Nani's Dough in Delray Beach

By Nicole Danna

Mar 8, 2016

In 1937, Vernon Rudolph opened the first Krispy Kreme in Old Salem, North Carolina. Nearly a decade later, in 1948, a man named William Rosenberg opened a doughnut shop in Massachusetts he dubbed Open Kettle (he would rename it Dunkin' Donuts two years later). Nearly 80 years later, the fried...

New York's Junior's Restaurant Opening in Boca Raton

By Laine Doss

Feb 11, 2016

One of New York's most beloved restaurants is officially becoming a snowbird. Junior's, the iconic Brooklyn restaurant and bakery, is opening a location at Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The restaurant, slated to open September 2016, will take over the former Ruby Tuesday's spot. The 270-seat eatery will offer diners...

Baskin-Robbins Offers $1.31 Scoops on October 31

By David Minsky

Oct 30, 2015

Here's a scoop: Baskin-Robbins is selling scoops of ice cream for $1.31 on October 31, which also happens to be Halloween. No tricks, just all treats during this All Hallow's Eve. It's not like the ice cream chain is giving ice cream away like candy. Imagine if that were the case:...

Where (Else) to Score Pumpkin Drinks in South Florida

By Nicole Danna

Oct 8, 2015

Before it was an insanely popular flavored coffee drink that people love to hate — and shamefully admit they also love to drink — pumpkin spice was nothing more than a flavor for pie. No one really gave much thought to those beautiful fall-inspiring orange gourds, apart from carving them up for...

Take a Selfie to Win Free Ice Cream at Sloan's on July 26

By Gillian Speiser

Jul 15, 2015

Did you that July is National Ice Cream month? To celebrate this monthlong extravaganza of frozen delight, Sloan's Ice Cream is asking customers to give them their best Blue Steel or Magnum by submitting a photo of themselves at any Sloan's location through its Facebook page, from July 1 through19. In case...

Ben & Jerry's Renames Cookie Dough Flavor I Dough, I Dough in Honor of Supreme Court Gay Marriage Decision

By Rebecca McBane

Jul 2, 2015

Many people have already changed their profile pics back to non-rainbow filtered images. And that's O.K. No one is questioning your commitment to civil rights simply because you prefer your face with an ethereal Amaro Instagram filter instead of a rainbow. Luckily, there are plenty of consumerist — and even...

Tuesdays are "Dog Days" at Sloan's Ice Cream

By Gillian Speiser

Jun 30, 2015

Forget what Florence and the Machine told you: The 'dog days' are far from over. But Sloan's Ice Cream has come up with a sweet way to improve the situation. The magical ice cream shop of Broward and Palm Beach counties has recently launched an all new summer kick-off promotion called "Sloan's...

IKEA Launches New In-Store Candy Shops

By Laine Doss

Jun 25, 2015

Shopping for inexpensive furniture at IKEA just got a little sweeter. The Swedish giant that specializes in cheap stylish furniture with improbable names and impossible to decipher assembly instructions, has rolled out its new Lördagsgodis. No, that's actually not a new Game of Thrones dragon or a character in Disney's Frozen...

Jaxson's Celebrate Broward's 100th Birthday with Ice Cream Flavor, Free Taste June 16

By Gillian Speiser

Jun 15, 2015

If you live in Broward County, then it's time to say happy birthday! In part of Broward's 100th birthday celebration, Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour has put together a brand new contest to celebrate the county's rich history through a special centennial ice cream flavor. As one of the county's distinguished...

New Limited-Edition Milkshakes at Hoffman's Chocolates This Summer

By Nicole Danna

Jun 11, 2015

Long before there were smoothies, frappes, frappuccinos, and frozen yogurt, there was the milkshake — our nation's favorite summer time treat. If you're sweating it out over the next few months, a milkshake might just be the way to go. We're not quite sure why a giant cup of ice-whipped...

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National Doughnut Day Deals

South Florida's Best Bakeries

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National Doughnut Day Deals

South Florida's Best Bakeries

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