Bite Club guests traveled to Valencia Condominiums’ Clubhouse, just minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal, for a sweet dessert-for-dinner (how daring!) tasting event. Sharing its spice-flavored cupcakes and squares of moist pumpkin cheesecake was Cinotti’s Bakery, located off Penman Road near the Intracoastal. Murray Hill’s Edgewood Bakery (in Jacksonville since 1947!) served up a variety of delicious two-bite treats: mini key lime tarts, pecan pie tarts, cannolis, brownies and petit fours. Avondale’s Let Them Eat Cake, set up by Valencia’s pool area, served pumpkin cupcakes with maple buttercream, cheesecake squares and a flourless melt-in-your-mouth chocolate torte with spiced creme anglaise. Newcomer Bruton’s Macarons, out of San Marco, treated guests to a Bailey’s Irish Cream and pumpkin macaron. The crunchy but chewy sandwich cookies were a hit as many guests had never tried one. (it bears no resemblance to the “macaroon” which has coconut) Sweet by Holly, located at the St. Johns Town Center, served a wide variety of its signature mini cupcakes, and an appearance by two-time Food Network Cupcake Wars champion Hollis “Holly” Wilder surprised guests. Crowd favorites were the white chocolate cranberry, a seasonal offering, and the dulce de leche, pumpkin, black and gold, red velvet and blackout (yellow cake, dark chocolate frosting and a caramel-filled center). Many lucked out and left with to-go cupcake boxes, perfect for breakfast. Jacksonville Scene provided SweetWater Brewing Company’s seasonal Festive Ale and Riverside’s soon-to-open (November 25!) Bold Bean Coffee Roasters served organic certified Peru La Florida coffee. Top Chef Season 7 Cheftestant Kenny Gilbert’s Intracoastal eatery, Nippers Beach Grille, provided cranberry sangria. Valencia provided tours, giving guests a peek at the property and condo units, between bites.