Bitter Widow

A riff on the Negroni from San Francisco’s Salt House.

Negroni has been alluded to a few times here (mostly by Rabbit), but I figured maybe it deserves a thread all its own. I went there for dinner a couple of nights ago when I needed to kill time between work and a show down the...

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I’m reading this at 10 AM and now dying for one. Anyone care to post the recipe for Negroni? Many thanks, David

for Antica Formula to make its way to MA; that’s another Carpano product, based on the original-original vermouth recipe, that is amazing, and makes a wonderful Negroni. Vya sweet vermouth is also very nice and hard to spot...

there. I quote my own comment here: "I have drunk enough misbegotten Negronis now to fairly accurately predict the outcome based on the bartender’s initial reaction when I place my order: 1) The Not-a-Ripple: Success! This...

i like my negroni with a bit less campari than the standard recipe. also w/ aperol instead of campari

Hosting an Italian theme grill night and looking for some tasty new recipes. Our staples so far include Italian Wines, Bruschetta with grilled veggies / cheese, Grilled Pizza, Florentine Steak, Grilled Whole Fish/ Octopus and will...