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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Donut Stop Wins South County Doughnut Duel

But we might have to revisit this topic when people aren't so distracted by the Christmas holiday.

The few but fervent voters in this week's South County Food Fight have deemed Donut Stop in Lemay the best place for doughnuts in South County. Thus endeth the final Food Fight of 2011. We'll come back strong after we get past New Year's Week with another Food Fight topic for Patch readers to battle about. But until then, you decided that Donut Stop, with 44.2 percent of the vote, topped the other three nominees: Donut House in Affton (which got 5.8 percent); McArthur's Bakery in Mehlville (38.5 percent); and Olde Towne Donuts in Fenton (11.5 percent). Look for the launch of our next Food Fight on Jan. 9. About this column: Each week, the South St. Louis County Patch sites (plus Arnold!) will seek the best place to get certain entrees in …

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Food Fight: Vote for Best Doughnuts in South County Poll

We asked for your nominations for best doughnut places in South County and got a few nominations. Even though you're busy prepping for Christmas, take time to vote for your favorite in the poll.

Holy pastries, South County! If we go by the comments in which you nominated your favorite doughnut shops in South County and Arnold, we might assume it's a runaway decision. But there were some dark-horse candidates for favorite doughnut shop (and yes, we prefer the spelling "doughnut" over "donut"). We also found some nominees posted on Facebook. The top nominees that we've selected for this week's poll (see below!) are: So now, it's time to vote in our poll. The poll is open now through 5 p.m. on Friday. Please vote early and often, and share this on your Facebook and Twitter pages so your friends get a chance to vote as well. We'll post the results of the poll on Saturday morning. Note: The South County Food Fight will take next week …

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