Apéritif

<b>JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST &#149; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOOD NETWORK</b><br><b><br>Grab a light drink and a bite and enjoy cocktail hour the French way.</b><br><br>For the French the fleeting interlude between a long workday and the evening meal to come is not meant to be hectic or crazed. Instead that time is a much needed chance to pause take a breath and reset with light drinks and snacks. Whether it's a quick affair before dashing out the door to your favorite Parisian bistro or a lead-up to a more lavish party&#160;<i>Ap&#233;ritif</i>&#160;is about kicking off the night rousing the appetite and doing so with the carefree spirit of connection and conviviality.&#160;<i>Ap&#233;ritif</i>&#160;celebrates that easygoing lifestyle with simple yet stylish recipes for both classic and modern French ap&#233;ritif-style cocktails along with French-inspired bites and hors d'oeuvres.&#160;<br><br>Keeping true to the ap&#233;ritif tradition you'll find cocktail recipes that use lighter low-alcohol spirits fortified wines and bitter liqueurs. The impressive drinks have influences from both Old World and New but are always low fuss and served barely embellished&#151;an easy feat to pull off for the relaxed host at home.&#160;<br><br><i>Ap&#233;ritif&#160;</i>also offers recipes for equally breezy bites such as Radishes with Poppy Butter Goug&#232;res Ratatouille Dip and Buckwheat-Sel Gris Crackers. For evenings that are all about ease and approachability without sacrificing style or flavor&#160;<i>Ap&#233;ritif&#160;</i>makes drinking and entertaining at home as effortless fun and effervescent as the offerings themselves<br>&#160;<br><b>Praise for&#160;<i>Ap&#233;ritif</i></b><br><br>&#147;With a dram of humor Ms. Peppler provides a primer with the history and uses of various ap&#233;ritifs.&#148;<b>&#151;<i>The New York Times</i>&#160;&#147;19 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2018&#148;</b><br><b>&#160;</b><br>&#147;With witty and honest prose and stunning photography this book is one to keep out on the coffee table (or bar cart).&#148;<b>&#151;<i>Food &amp; Wine</i> &#147;Best Cocktail Books of Fall 2018&#148;</b><br><br>&#147;Step aside Italian aperitivo. This book moves over into the equally stylish and luxurious territory of the French cocktail hour providing recipes for classic and contemporary before-dinner French cocktails along with light bites.&#148;<b>&#151;<i>Epicurious</i></b>