Since 1988, Taste of the Nation has been New York’s premiere tasting event, with 100% of ticket proceeds going to benefit the charity Share Our Strength, working to end childhood hunger in America. Over 70 of the city's best restaurants and bars travelled down to Soho to set up shop at 82 Mercer and feed the best-dressed foodies of Manhattan. The 2013 line up included Momofuku Ssam Bar, Gramercy Tavern, Ai Fiori, Aldea, Red Rooster, The Marrow, The Meatball Shop, PDT, Pegu Club, Booker & Dax, The Dead Rabbit, Pouring Ribbons, and more. Fortunately, even if you weren't able to make it, we attended this year's event and intend to spill the secrets with you. We've rounded up our top ten favorite bites, in case you don't have time to hit all 70 restaurants.

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Clover Club• Oceana• The Modern• Danny Meyer• Rebecca Minkoff• Gramercy Tavern• Death & Company• Athena Calderone• PDT• Employees Only• Le Cirque• Michael's• Pegu Club• Dirt Candy• 82 Mercer• Pie's-N-Thighs• Ed's Chowder House• Blue Smoke• Aldea• Osteria Morini• Blue Hill• Ai Fiori• Simonez Wolf• Macao• The Meatball Shop• Red Rooster• The Smith• Edi & The Wolf• Crown• Telepan• Maharlika Filipino Moderno• Allswell• Taste of the Nation• Il Buco Alimentari• Booker & Dax• Brushstroke• Maison Premiere• The Beagle• share our strength• mile end deli• The Stanton Social• Willow Road• L’Apicio• The Marrow• Aska• Booker and Dax• The Dead Rabbit• The Pines• Louis 649• Trading Company• Pouring Ribbons• The Raines Law Room• The Rum House/ Ward III• Aureole• Bills• Commerce• The Yankees• A Voce• Cafe 2 & Terrace 5• Char No. 4• Do or Dine• Vineria• North End Grill• Rickshaw• Dumpling Bar• Seäsonal Weinbar• Tia Pol• Union Square Cafe Untitled at The Whitney• Dominique Ansel• Shiraz Noo• Dominique Ansel Baker• 2013 James Beard Award• macchu pisco• no kid hungry• #nokidhungry• NO KID HUNGRY Share Our Strength Benefit