Goldbelly Presents Sweets & Beats Hosted by Buddy Valastro & Joe Ariel at The National Hotel

Photography by Nathan Valentine on February 22nd, 2020 in 2020 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One, Celebrity, Food, Lifestyle

Buddy Valastro & Joe Ariel

Miami Beach, FL – February 22, 2020 – It was a late night extravaganza at the reimagined National Hotel on South Beach as fan-favorite Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro and Founder & Chief Eating Officer of Goldbelly, Joe Ariel, hosted a dessert party for the ages! Ariel and his team of food explorers are the experts of regional, iconic foods, and selected the sweetest sweets from around the country to offer a party overflowing with incredible iconic desserts. Guests savored seemingly endless late-night indulgences from the most decadent cakes and gooiest cookies to confectionery creations and luscious ice cream, sampled sweets from more than a dozen South Florida dessert destinations, and sipped on palate-cleansing wines, beers and spirits from the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits portfolio. On hand to judge the most sumptuous bite of the night was chef, caterer and award-winning actor, David Burtka, Festival friend and influencer The Naughty Fork’s Samantha Schnur and NBC 6’s Kelly Blanco.