Dessert comes first at this Restaurant Week-eve kick-off battle where pastry chefs from every corner of the state compete and foodies feast. Scores from celebrity judges and votes from you decide the winner of Vermont Restaurant Week’s Signature Sweet.

Higher Ground Ballroom, 1214 Williston Road,  S. Burlington. 7-9 p.m. Tickets: $15 adv./$20. Limited availability. Tickets online at: http://www.vermontrestaurantweek.com/events/