Aperitivo: Drinks and Snacks for the Dolce Vita

義式開胃酒酒譜與搭配小點食譜書，感受開胃酒時間放鬆與微醺的美好時刻想像自已騎著偉士牌在羅馬街頭帥氣的穿梭，或是黃昏坐在威尼斯聖馬可廣場，品嚐小點心及啜飲餐前酒，這就是義大利人所說的「美好生活」(Dolce Vita)。如果再來一點義式開胃酒及下酒菜，不須遠赴義大利也能感受微醺的浪漫。本書分享80道義大利最受歡迎的開胃酒及搭配小食， 以經典義大利開胃酒金巴利及艾普羅香甜酒為首要篇章，當然也少不了義式雞尾酒(包括內格羅尼調酒)及各式義大利紅酒的介紹。有了美酒當然還要搭配下酒菜，義式小菜如蔬菜沙拉沾橄欖油、義式三明治、義式烤麵包普切塔及托斯提尼；海鮮、肉類、蔬菜、乳製品及蛋類，當然還有義式甜點等。體驗微醺的義式風情，卸下生活的謹慎與疲憊，在一日將盡的日光下圍繞著桌子歡笑暢談，生活，就是如此簡單。 Let's be honest: who doesn't want to be a little bit Italian? To glide through Rome on a Vespa like Marcello Mastroianni, wearing an impeccable suit? Or sit in St Mark's Square in Venice at dusk, nibbling cicchetti and sipping an Aperol spritz? This is la dolce vita, and this is aperitivo - Italy's take on drinks and small snacks.Aperitivo brings together 80 recipes from across Italy, and tells the stories behind the food and the drinks that shape the aperitif hour. The book opens with the aperitivi themselves - Campari and Aperol - as well as recipes for classic Italian cocktails (including the perfect Negroni) and a guide to Italian wine. Kay then introduces simple recipes for Antipasto and Pinzimonio; Tramezzini; Bruschette and Crostini; Seafood; Meat and Fowl; Vegetables, Dairy and Eggs; Bread and Baking; and Dolci. So let's cinch in our waists, pop on some cat's eye sunglasses, and make like Sophia Loren. It's time for Aperitivo.