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The Ace of Cakes himself, Duff Goldman, hosted The Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach party at SOBE.

Saturday night at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival food celebs and fans attended a party inspired by the popular FN show Best Thing I Ever Ate, with a little South Beach twist — “Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach” hosted by Duff Goldman. Food Network and Cooking Channel chefs didn’t cook but instead picked their favorite beach foods to be served up at the event and then mixed and mingled with hungry fans.

Travel Channel's Andrew Zimmern and Aarti Sequeira sample top beach foods.

Worst Cooks co-hosts Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine at the event.

The stars of Cooking Channel's new show Extra Virgin, Debi Mazar and her husband, Gabriele Corcos.

Claire Robinson at the event

More SOBE Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach Coverage:

• PlumTV: Inside the Event
• Local coverage: Best Things, Plate by Plate

More Scenes from South Beach:

• Bobby Flay Hosts Bubble Q
• Iron Chef Symon Scores Second Burger Bash Win