Cocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.
Works with Eggplant Puree · Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Works with Eggplant Puree · Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Martini family
Vodka, fresh espresso, coffee liqueur. Dessert and digestif in one.
Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.
Works with Eggplant Puree · Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.
Works with Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.
Works with Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.
Works with Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.
Works with Meatballs With Smoky Eggplant Puree · Beef Fillet With Eggplant Puree And A Buckwheat Soufflé
Martini family
Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.
Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
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