Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation
May 10 at Metropolitan Pavilion
Sure, for the meager sum of $250 ($375 for the VIP preview), you can nibble on delicacies from dozens of New York kitchens, including the Asian-inflected 5 Ninth, the haute Indian Dévi, the innovative Spanish Ureña, and Meyer’s own Eleven Madison Park, whose new chef, Daniel Humm, comes from San Francisco’s Campton Place. But don’t neglect the cocktails: Word is master mixologist Audrey Saunders of the Pegu Club is overseeing that department (newyorkstate.org; 877-268-2783).