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Eats Beat: A 'Top Chef' books an anti-hunger dinner

EATS BEAT *  Food-truck operators stake their claim to be the city's best at the Philadelphia Vendy Awards' third-annual competition from 2 to 6 p.m. June 8. A limited number of early discount tix, $45, are available now at eventbrite.com. The event

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* Eating well to fight hunger is also the theme for a six-course dinner "Top Chef" Kevin Sbraga is putting together at his restaurant Sbraga (440 S. Broad St., 215-735-1913, Sbraga.com) with a stellar lineup of local chefs May 14. Nicholas Elmi, Walter Abrams, Shola Olunloyo, Jonathan Adams and Dave Katz will join him in support of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. Tix are $150 each.

* Food-truck operators stake their claim to be the city's best at the Philadelphia Vendy Awards' third-annual competition from 2 to 6 p.m. June 8. A limited number of early discount tix, $45, are available now at eventbrite.com. The event raises funds for the nonprofit Food Trust. Follow on Twitter @vendysphilly.

* May is National Hamburger Month, don't ya know, and what better way to celebrate than at the Third Annual Philadelphia Burger Brawl, courtesy of Rob Wasserman (Rouge, 500 Degrees, The Saint James), from 3 to 6 p.m. May 5 at the Fleisher Art Memorial (719 Catharine St.) The event raises money for computer labs in Philadelphia's public elementary schools. Only 700 tix, $75 each, are being sold at eventbrite.com.

* Also requiring a bit of planning is the new series of cooking classes at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Stephen Starr Events, which handles food operations at the museum, has exec chef Gerald Drummond tutoring 10 to 15 students per class on a variety of techniques. First up, May 8: "The Art of Sushi." $32; includes museum admission. 215-235-SHOW or philamuseum.org.

* The Triposo travel-guide app has come up with a list of the best cheesesteaks in Philly. Here they are from first to last: Pat's, Jim's, Tony Luke's, Geno's , Field House, Sonny's Famous Steaks, Steve's Prince of Steaks, Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop, The Abbaye, Govinda's.

Send food and restaurant news to Daily News Deputy Features Editor Laurie Conrad, conradl@phillynews.com.