Apéritif

by jgg13 4 years ago

I'm looking for a liquor store in the boston area, preferably near camberville, which sells an apertif named Bonal. Anyone know where I might find it?

For me it depends on whats for dinner....I love pouring that first drink while preparing my mise en place. But most of the time its one or two stiff cocktails.....ive been drinking lots of makers ...

I'll be in Bologna this fall and read about Bologna bars that provide complimentary snacks with an aperitivo. Do any of you have experience with this in Bologna? Any particular recommendations?

by patsully 7 years ago

Hi all, long time reader, first time posting. Some suggestions wanted for enjoying Gran Classico Bitter and Cynar. The Negroni is currently my go to drink, but it's been an acquired taste. I hat...

Heading to Boston this week and want to seek out some new treasures. Any suggestions for the best selection of bourbons, vermouths, amaro and aperitifs? I'm looking for some eccentric bottles off...

I'm off to Marbella this week and keen to hear from anyone with experience of Spanish versions of the above that are a match for their more popular Italian and French cousins - for gin and bourbon ...

I'm off to Marbella this week and keen to hear from anyone with experience of Spanish versions of the above that are a match for their more popular Italian and French cousins - for gin and bourbon ...

by greedygirl 7 years ago

Welcome to Cookbook of the Month for August 2013, which is MEDITERRANEAN HARVEST by Martha Rose Shulman. This is the reporting thread for the first and last chapters of the book: A Few Aperit...

Hi! I have lived in LA my whole life and I know that going for an aperitif isn't really part of our culture...we're more of a Happy Hour, drink til things are blurry, kind of culture. Still, ...

Please help me last minute. I'm going to a work dinner at Ferreira at 7 pm. I need to take our visiting guest out for drinks/glass of wine beforehand very nearby. Where should we go? We could make ...

Where to get this in Seattle? Relatedly, what outlet has the best prices on the entire Haus Alpenz line of products? I saw some of them at Esquin, but the numbers were just over the top. T...

I've invited our neighbors, a couple from France, over for dinner. I'm serving a U.S.-themed menu (no way am I cooking French), including shrimp cocktail, pot roast, mashed potatoes, and apple cris...

by blkery 10 years ago

I love herbal and citrusy flavors. My spirit of choice is gin, and I'm fascinated by everything it works with - LIllet, St Germain, Luxardo, Pernod, etc. There are so many other Euromedicinals out ...

When I lived in France, my husband and I used to enjoy buying frozen puff pastry "aperitifs" and having a few before dinner with some wine. We never bought expensive brands, but liked the sim...

Does anyone know of a good liquor store in the area that has a good selection of aperitifs and digestifs? Specifically, I am looking for Fernet Branca. Any bars in town serve it? The holidays ar...

It will be my husband and my college aged stepdaughters first trip to Paris. Among other things I'd like for us to go to a very beautiful bar in a hotel for an aperatif. Can you suggest where we ...

My boyfriend fell in love with this stuff at a restaurant in the West Village several months back. We've been searching for it in grocery stores and specialty shops around town ever since--with no ...

At what hour should we reserve a table in Paris in order to have it for the remainder of the evening? We want to settle in for 3 or more hours of drinks, conversation and food, but are mindful tha...

I like making my own liqueurs, and just stumbled across this post in The Grinder (http://www.chow.com/grinder/3068) about making green walnut wine. Anyone have any idea where I'd find green wal...

by MMRuth 14 years ago

My husband and I enjoy sherry and Lillet, and wonder if there are any Italian aperitif wines - we've asked an Italian friend and at a couple of Italian restaurants, with no luck. Not a fan of camp...