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Tampa and Orlando Chowhounding
Kenya too hot? Perhaps you recall ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’ - maybe that will give you a hint of the climate. Indeed there is Kenyan wine (not yet in the cult category). They make a decent red from the Amaro grape...
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Do you have a "Liquor Cabinet"
Fee Brothers Orange Fee Brothers Lemon Fee Brothers Mint Fee Brothers Grapefruit Fee Brothers Whiskey Aged Bitters Pechauds The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters The Bitter Trurh Lemon Bitters The Bitter Truth Orange Flower Water Digestives:...
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Can't touch this cocktail
...i suspect Nardini Amaro would work even better (more mint overtones) if you can find it
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JUNE COOKBOOK OF MONTH - Suggestions, etc.
is a reduction of grape must Mirto Liqueur – haven’t looked for Myrtle – never found/used substitutes Bitter Honey/Miele Amaro - never found it Abbamele - “honey & pollen reduction” - I’ve never...
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Must-try food (not restaurant) recommendations for Italian food novice?
,not as an accompaniment to your meal.As far as alcohol,Italy is known for bitter liqueurs,like Campari and Aperol and a whole category called Amaro.They do make a drink called a Spritz which is Prosecco and Campari or...
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Splendid Splendido - review and pics
have a dessert: Almond Sponge Cake, Amaretto Mascarpone, Espresso Bean Ice Cream. It is matched with a nice shooter glass of almond-espresso tail: “Mio Amore Dolce”, Amaretto/Amaro Culano/Expresso. The dessert is...
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Wine and brettanomyces, good or bad?
Maria, you’re fantastic! Wow, this really explains the mystery case of burgundy that I had ; yum, spicy ! Ick, medicinal ! Yum, spicy ! ... etc ... I think about 1/3 of the bottles had this flavor that would have been...
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Cappuccino in the PM?
, hence helping the digestion process. Similarly to having a digestive- like grappa or an amaro. Milk, however, is generally known to be laborious to digest- so instead of helping your digestion, it makes it harder. sometimes we...
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B&B Ristorante Vegas
an excellent moscato d’asti as well as a very bold amaro to finish the evening. They practically had to roll me out of there, but amazingly, the damage to my wallet wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it’d be. I...
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POLL: favorite eat spots on Smith Street
at the bar, and they just opened a backyard. India, the owner, loves Amaros, and she’s happy to explain them to you or offer a tasting flight.
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Italy Report--Trying to keep it short, but I failed
, and dolce-amaro. In Florence we tried three places: CARABE', on via Ricasoli (my favorite); VIVOLI on via Isola delle Stinche, near Santa Croce (my second favorite) and PERCHE' NO! (one that I did not care...
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Quintessential Philly (not cheesesteak)
like sour and sweet. Americans in general are not really into bitter, so for most of us, it’s an acquired taste. Italians are into bitter, "amaro," so it’s a great cuisine to tap into to develop your taste for it (if...
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National Drinks? Tequila is to Mexico as ... is to Other Countries
's technically a type of Amaro (Italian for “bitter”) meant to be drunk as a digestif. In Italy there are hundreds of different Amari (plural) but only a handful are imported into the U.S. Fernet Branca is probably...
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As a Chowhound, what do you want for Christmas?
Nonino Ùe di Monovitigno Moscato Rothman & Winter crème de violette Stranahan’s Colorado whiskey Luxardo Abano amaro San Giovenale amaro Books: The Oxford Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (David Bender) The Food Lover’s...
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Interesting Article on Corkage
and German Rieslings, Falanghina, Muscadet sur Lie, Rioja, Priorat, Negro Amaro, Barbera d’Alba, Nebbiolo all to be interesting wines and all and more were available at the restaurant. All the wines were also crafter by...
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