May 19: Taste of Tribeca It's time for the 13th annual Taste of Tribeca, with tasting plates from Tribeca restaurants including Chanterelle, Bouley, The Harrison, Tribeca Grill, Megu, Mai House and Blaue Gans. The proceeds will got to support arts and enrichment programs for the kids at Tribeca's public elementary schools, P.S. 234 and P.S. 150, who have illustrated the new “Taste of Tribeca Cookbook” ($15), which will be on sale at the event.......

May 14th & 15th: The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival This annual even, currently in its 32nd year, gives you the opportunity to sample over thirty different international cuisines -- like the United Nations, but much tastier. Ninth Avenue from 37th to 57th Street, from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm. Call 212-581-7029 for more information. May 16th: Save CBGB: Eat More Chocolate This benefit, touted as an "an all-chocolate, rock-and-roll experience," is raising funds to......

If you work in the Financial District, Gothamist suggests you check out the Downtown Alliance's Dine Around Downtown event, where you can try samples of food from restaurants like Capsuto Freres, Ciao Bella, Bouley and Danube, and Les Halles Downtown, for $3 to $5. The event will be held at Chase Manhattan Plaza (between Liberty & Pine and Nassau & William Streets), from 11AM-3PM. Here's a PDF of participants. [If it's raining, the event will......