Barton G. Weiss

Who is Barton G. Weiss?

Barton G. Weiss, known as Barton G., is an events creator, restaurateur and culinary artist who founded his Miami-based company, Barton G. in 1993. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, celebrities and professional sports clients such as the NFL. Barton G. opened his first restaurant, Barton G. The Restaurant, in South Beach in 2002. His second restaurant, Prelude By Barton G., opened in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami in October 2009.

Barton G. has appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef and has been featured on Giada De Laurentiis Behind The Bash. He has been profiled and quoted as an expert on party planning, events creation and restaurants in publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Miami Herald, Departures magazine, Time Magazine, Forbes magazine. and Haute Living Barton G. is also a member of the Town and Country magazine's Wedding Advisory Board.

Barton G. also founded The Barton G. Kids Hear Now Foundation, which assists deaf children and their families with cochlear implant education and services. The Barton G. Kids Hear Now Cochlear Implant Family Resource Center at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine Ear Institute opened in September 2010.