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• MP:SoFla reports on the attempted murder of a restaurateur, and an orange juice scandal involving the shady use of concentrate.

• MP:SF shares a pet peeve about the pitiful practice of upselling, and decries a five-and-a-half-fold rent increase for a mom-and-pop restaurant.

• MP:B is on the fast food beat, "celebrating" the 40th birthday of the Big Mac and musing about the taste of a trans fat-free Dunkin' Donut.

• MP:P notes an impending "Hottest Chef" competition, and sheds some light on Philly's new hot trend, vegetarian cheesesteaks.