If you ask any true Floridian where they’d willingly, even happily, idle hours away in the South Dade sun for a sweet, there’s only one real answer: Knaus Berry Farm.
Since 1956—when brothers Russell and Ray Knaus began selling strawberries at their Redland farm—locals have been flocking to Knaus for a taste of their produce and baked goods, even if it requires a long wait (and it always does).
Located about an hour southwest of Miami, Knaus Berry Farm is equally famous for its lines as it is for the trays of cinnamon rolls, bread rolls, loaves, sweets, and shakes awaiting at the end of them. Generations of Miamians have a deep-seated affection for the wares on offer here—and warm memories of the lengths they’ve gone to to secure them (myself included)…