This summer in NYC has certainly been all about BBQ, and tonight is no exception.  Sam Mason (Tailor) hosts the American Barbecue Blowout tonight at Hope Lounge, complete with DJs, giveaways, and....absinthe?

 
If you like your pulled pork with a more conventional drink pairing, Southern Hospitality, Justin Timberlake's ode to his fake redneck upbringing, is offerring a bourbon class and tasting tonight at 7pm.  The selection of small batches is nothing special, but for $25 you can tune out the blabbering about the production and get down to business with a glass and a plate of ribs.  Just don't sit too close to SH's 8 foot long beer pong table...