Tickets for the New York Wine & Food Festival are already on sale, but how do you prioritize all the events? Every night has something unappetizingly called “Meatpacking Uncorked,” which consists of menus designed for the festival, but then there are also a bevy of special events too, each with its own ticket. The most intriguing ones look to be a Times-sponsored discussion with Tony Bourdain and Ferran Adrià, pondering the significance of molecular gastronomy ($30); a dinner at Adour with Alain Ducasse in person, who will be cooking and talking in the flesh as he rarely does in New York ($750); Chelsea Market After Dark, a tasting hosted by Bobby Flay, a steal at $75; and, of course, Rachael Ray’s Burger Bash, a souped-up version of the Burger Battle of the Boroughs held in Dumbo at the Tobacco Warehouse and featuring a much-higher-powered field, including David Burke, Tom Colicchio, Michael Lomonaco, and Laurent Tourondel ($200).

New York Wine and Food Festival [Official Site]