A-porkalypse Now!

The Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival visits New York in a one-day, two-session pig celebration featuring local and visiting BBQ pitmasters. Come hungry!

Tickets are available as of today but in very limited quantities, so pick your session (both-session tickets are sold out) and get your tickets.

In addition to the main attraction, live Bluegrass Music and cigar-sampling (in a separate heated tent) are also promised. For true afficionados (and do-it-yourselfers), seminars from brewers, distillers and Mixologists are also on the schedule.

When: January 26, 2013 12-4PM (Session I) and 5:30-8:30 PM (Session II)
Where: 608 West 28th STreet (La.Venue/The Tunnel)
Website: http://www.beerandbourbon.com/new-york/show-info


Sometimes you want to hang back to see how a new festival works out, but with Edible Brooklyn and the Slow Food Movement behind this, you don't want to wait. Meatopia is, well, all about meat, particularly barbeque. And where the Big Apple BBQ Block Party was about bringing out pitmasters from around the country, Meatopia features local pitmasters and barbeque teams.

Meatopia is particularly dedicated to local food. Meat is provided by local tri-state producers. Moreover, the beer and bourbon available for tasting will also be locally produced. (Apparently July is "Good Beer Month" according to Mayor Bloomberg.)

This event hasn't sold out yet, but that's probably just because it's the very first one. Tasting tickets are available to purchase through the website. Don't wait.

When: July 11, 2010
Where: Governor's Island
Website: http://www.meatopia.org