“Tastes from the Meatpacking District through Chelsea” brings more than 25 top chefs and samples of their delicacies to the cobblestone paths of Gansevoort Plaza on Saturday, May 30th from 11:30 am to 3 pm in a culinary festival benefitting the New York City Lab School, one of the city’s premier middle- and high-schools serving a combined general ed and special ed group of city students. Buddakan, Spice Market, Pastis, Son Cubano, Matsuri, Ono at Hotel Gansevoort, Tia Pol, the Red Cat, Cookshop and 18 more fine eateries will join the new festival at the plaza, located on Gansevoort Street between Ninth Avenue and Hudson Street.

$35 buys six tastes before the event, $45 day of – and supports arts and enrichment programs for public school students. Information and buy tickets at www.tastesnyc.org or call 917-862-0209.