A scene from last year's New York Wine and Food Festival.

Savvy subscribers to our indispensable free daily events newsletter, GothamList, have known about the Food Network New York Wine and Food Festival for quite some time now, and already secured tickets to sold-out events like the famous Burger Bash and the SWEET dessert extravaganza. But there are still tickets for sale for some of the celebrity chef cooking demos, wine tastings, and other consumption-related events during the festival, which kicks off tomorrow night and ends Sunday. Below, some of the highlights for which tickets are still on sale; be aware that though some of them are in the $100 range, proceeds benefit the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength, which is dedicated to ending childhood hunger, and you don't want the little ones to go hungry, do you?

• Bruni Unveiled! The former New York Times dining critic has a new book, an autobiography called Born Round, and on Friday night he'll be dishing about his tenure at the Times and his turbulent relationship with food. Tickets cost $35.
• Meatpacking Uncorked Also on Friday night, $65 entitles you to wander around the Meatpacking District sampling unlimited food and wine served inside some of the neighborhood's boutiques and restaurants, including Spice Market, Macelleria, Murray’s Cheese and Murray’s Real Salami. "Performance artists, musicians, and other sexy and sophisticated spectacles," are promised, which somehow sounds a little more intriguing than your average Friday night in the Meatpacking District. It runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and you can get $15 off with promo code UNCORKED09 here.