Master pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel has been tapped to judge Food Network’s new sugar packed competition show ‘Sweet Genius’ which has four of Americas premiere chefs each week competing in three unique pastry challenge eliminations. Each round tests their ability to create magical and inventive desserts, while being given an inspiration, surprise ingredients, and a finite amount of time. The winners from each challenge advance to the final test, with the last chef standing receiving a $10,000 cash prize. Chef and owner of Ron Ben-Israel Cakes one of the country’s finest with a signature store right here in Soho, was first discovered in NYC by Martha Stewart. www.weddingcakes.com