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celebrating

SWEETS
After a successful first run and an expansion to Los Angeles,

it the Instagram Garden. In other venues, even if the space

Dessert Goals returned to New York City for the sixth time on

for photography isn't outside, we hang backdrops on green

March 23-24 at Sound River Studios in Queens. Besides being

hedges to create a garden vibe.

able to try some of the best desserts the city has to offer
through vendors, festival goers enjoyed complimentary candy

Dessert Goals has featured workshops for attendees. What are

and beverages, an Instagram Garden dedicated specifically for

some examples?

dessert photos and a savory Salt Bar to cleanse the palate.
Berke: At the first few Dessert Goals festivals we hosted workSince launching Dessert Goals in 2016, party planner Miraya

shops as ticket add-ons. Workshop topics ranged from how

Berke reports they have hosted seven festivals in New York

to start a food business to food styling and photography. We

and Los Angeles, bringing together more than 20,000 dessert

don't currently have workshops as a part of our festival but

lovers. Each festival features the best sweets in the city, with

hope to bring these back for future programming.

many vendors making exclusive desserts. "We have taken the
food festival to a new level," says Berke, who recently shared

Can you describe the Salt Bar for those unfamiliar?

with bake how she conceived this event and what her plans are
for Dessert Goals in the future. The young professional, along

Berke: When eating lots of sweets a salty snack is the perfect

with Liang Shi, founded Dessert Goals in 2016.

palate cleanse. Our Salt Bar features a range of salty snacks as
a refresh so guests can eat more dessert!

What was your motivation for starting a festival dedicated to
dessert?

What is Dessert Goals at Night?

Berke: In New York there's a festival for everything, from beer

Berke: For the first time we are hosting a Dessert Goals at

to vintage clothing, but in 2016 we realized there wasn't yet a

Night party on Friday, March 22. We've never had alcohol a

festival devoted to desserts, so we decided it was time to start

part of Dessert Goals, so this will be the first time the event

one! There are so many unique and beautiful desserts in NYC,

will feature a bar and boozy desserts. We are teaming up with

and the festival is a place to showcase the treats under one roof

Baileys for specialty cocktails and our dessert vendors are all

and for attendees to gather for a day of discovery and deca-

making exclusive treats. It's also the first time we are hosting

dence. Dessert Goals is the best day ever, a day devoted to fun.

an all-inclusive event, so included with the $55 ticket is an
open bar and desserts from Oddfellows Ice Cream, Spoonable

How did you come up with the idea for the Instagram Garden?

Spirits, Brooklyn Floss, Sugar Monster + Tiny Kitchen Treats.

Berke: We eat with our eyes, and the desserts at Dessert

Do you plan to bring Dessert Goals to other cities?

Goals are as beautiful as they are delicious, so we created a
space for attendees to document their sweets. At our first

Berke: Yes! The plan is to bring Dessert Goals to San Francisco

venue the space was literally in an outdoor patio, so we named

and hopefully even more cities!

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