Spritz: Italy's Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, with Recipes

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A narrative-driven book on the surprising history and current revival of spritz cocktails (a wine-based drink served as an aperitif), with 50 recipes, including both historical classics and modern updates. A narrative-driven book on the surprising history and current revival of spritz cocktails (a wine-based drink served as an aperitif), with 50 recipes, including both historical classics and modern updates. From Milan to Los Angeles, Venice to New York, the spritz-Italy's bitter and bubbly aperitivo cocktail-has becomesynonymous with a leisurely, convivial golden hour. But thespritz is more than just an early evening cocktail-it's a styleof drinking. In Spritz, Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau tracethe drink's origins to ancient Rome, uncover its unlikely historyand culture, explore the evolution of aperitivo throughoutNorthern Italy, and document the spritz's revival aroundthe world. From regional classics to modern variations,Spritz includes dozens of recipes from some of America'smost lauded bartenders, a guide to building a spritz bar,and a collection of food recipes for classic Italiansnacks to pair alongside.

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2017 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARD NOMINEE: BEVERAGE

Some of the most pleasant hours Ive ever spent have involved sipping spritzes, nibbling from little bowls of olives or potato chips or whatnot, and watching the life of whatever Italian town Im in go by as the waiter lazily circles around to see if Id like another. Spritz is the perfect introduction to that unique culture.
David Wondrich, author of Imbibe! and Punch

These brilliantly illustrated pages deliver a supremelyapproachable account of the spritz while unveiling the deepermeaning of the drinkone that flows far beyond its flirtyfizz. Spritz offers a beautifully rendered portrait of an iconiccocktail, an indispensable guide for channeling the spirit ofItalian cocktail culture at home, and a drop-dead gorgeousvisual experience.
Katie Parla, co-author of Tasting Rome

The book is compact (it would live nicely atop a crowded bar cart), beautifully illustrated, and filled with anecdotes and recipes for classic takes as well as more modern iterations from top bartenders.
Vanity Fair

Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau's extensively researched history of the cocktail comes with enough spritz spins to make it through every beautiful day of the year, plus recipes for the food to match with them, likemondechili, the country-style meatballs found in northern Italy.
Saveur

the authors make an excellent case for the chic, Italian-style cocktailbubbly, low in alcohol, and with an edge of bitterness, it's ideal forsipping in thegolden hour before dinner."
Bloomberg

The beautiful tome explores the history of the classic cocktail and provides 50 different recipes for drinks and snacks to try at home. Each recipes sits beside a full color photograph and elegantly chosen typography.
Mental Floss

"Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau s Spritz: Italys Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, With Recipes is a compact volume that touches deftly on drink history and throws in a dash of travelogue. But it is built around the recipes, which suggest that with just a few building blocks ingenuity can flow and flavors blossom."
Wall Street Journal

"This saucy beauty of a book manages to capture the easy chic of modern Italian life and the delicious simplicity of spritzing."
Food Republic

"Beautifully designed, small enough to slip into a tiny tote bag, and full of 50 recipes for both drinks and snacks to nibble on while sipping, this book is as refreshing as its namesake drink: Italys iconic spritz."
Saveur

"...smart, fun to read and look at and unquestionably approachable."
New York Observer

Author Bio

Talia Baiocchi is the editor-in-chiefof Punch and the author of James Beard Award-nominated Sherry. She has written for Bon Appetit,Saveur, and many more. She lives in Brooklyn. Leslie Pariseau is the former deputy editorof Punch. She has written for the New York Times,GQ, Esquire, and Saveur. She lives in Brooklyn. PUNCHis a James Beard Award-winning media brand dedicated to drinks and drinking culture.