Chocolate Sundae & Food Festival satisfies sweet tooth

Anna Castellina explains the sweet and savory spread from the University of South Florida Culinary Innovation Lab.

Andrew Yoder with samplings from The Fudge Factory.

Bill and Patti Deaett of the Siesta Key Sweet Shop with their children Patti and Liam.

Carol Sirard of Sirard’s Chocolate House serves cocoa chili.

Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes from Cakes by Ron.

A chocolate stiletto from The Fudge Factory.

Denise West and her daughter Kylie.

An assortment of doughnuts from La Dona Donuts.

Mike Forse serves a scoop of Blue Bell Dutch chocolate ice cream to Felicia Cox.

Jonah Quarls picks out cupcakes with his mother Kristi Quarls.

Linda and Art Feinberg with Bill and Darcy Grisanti.

Marla Robbins is The Brownie Lady with a tray of her original brownies.

Maureen Baker samples a double-dipped marshamallow from Michael’s on East.

Ashley Najjar, Junior Chavez, Brigette Raymaker, La Dona Donuts owner, Chelsea Elliot and McKenzie Najjar.

Patricia Robson uses a blow torch to toast a double-dipped marshmallow which is a marshmallow dipped in chocolate with Heath bar bits and nuts before being dipped again in a marshmallow coating and toasted.

Salted caramel cupcakes from Cakes by Ron.