Agenda: 5/12 to 5/18

1. Ruth Reichl with Leonard Lopate, Wednesday, May 12, 8:00 p.m., at the 92nd Street Y, 92nd Street at Lexington Avenue. $25/person (212.415.5500).
2. Burger Nation, a dance performance inspired by Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, "exploring the physicality of burger to bun, flying fries and other 'Happy Meal' moments," May 13, 14, and 15 at 7:00 p.m. and May 15 and 16 at 3:00 p.m., at the Flea Theater, 41 White Street between Church and Broadway. $15/ticket (212.352.3101).
3. Slow Food Crawfish Boil, featuring crawfish, gumbo, shrimp, and other Cajun specialties, benefiting Slow Food USA, Saturday, May 15, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at South Street Seaport, Pier 17 Building, 3rd floor atrium. $75/Slow Food members, $85/non-members (212.965.5640).
4. Ninth Avenue International Food Festival, annual street festival runs Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
5. First Annual Bud Break Excursion, a tour of Long Island vineyard Castello di Borghese, Saturday, May 15, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The tour departs from Columbus Bakery (957 First Avenue, between 52nd & 53rd Streets). $95/person (212.289.3543).

Ongoing Events:
1. A Distant View, an exhibition of photographs by Martha Carroll of the Parisian market Les Halles, March 29 through May 14 at La Maison Francaise, New York University, 16 Washington Mews (212.998.8750).
2. Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, a special exhibition of the utensils developed to serve these products when they were introduced through trade in the 17th century, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. The exhibition closes July 11, 2004 (212.535.7710).
3. Cookin': A Sizzling Entertainment, "a fast-paced kitchen percussion show combining comedy, rhythm, and non-verbal performance," at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (212.420.8000).