Men would sip aperitifs at sidewalk cafes that served food on Rosenthal china, says Sahar Hamouda, deputy director of the Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center at Alexandria's new library complex, built in 2002. ❋ Marc Champion (2011)
Several times I braved the snooty waiters of Deux Garcons for some afternoon aperitifs and people watching, the pefect place for that. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The friendly maître d' ushered us to a sunny table on the patio and our waiter, squeezed into a white shirt and black tie, snapped to attention and showed off his many languages as he rattled off the daily specials and aperitifs on offer. ❋ Katie Beck (2011)
But there were also some delightfully sweet and off-dry wines that were lovely dessert wines or aperitifs. ❋ Lettie Teague (2012)
Serve with aperitifs, with a salad for brunch, or lightly toasted and buttered. ❋ Bonnie S. Benwick (2010)
Before their meal in the main restaurant, the leaders gathered in the wine cellar for aperitifs and signed their names in charcoal on the sandstone wall – on what is now a glass-enclosed tablet saying Déjeuner Europese Raad European Council lunch 09.12.1991. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Dinner also available on request but a little pricey at 28 euros, not including wine and aperitifs. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The St. Germain's natural sweetness is complemented by Cynar and Campari, two incredible Italian bitter aperitifs. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Other signature aperitifs include the Dutch Courage, a mixture of Bols Genever, lemon juice and tonic, and the tequila-and-pineapple-based Saltwater Taffy. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Take aperitifs on the rooftops and sips to the sounds of enchanting musicians. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Henze recalls the work coming together in Austria in the summer of 1959, with too many gin-stiff aperitifs and arguments which "resembled nothing so much as the verbal equivalent of an extended game of ping-pong". ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Paris-based company, known for its anise-flavored aperitifs as well as Beefeater gin and recently acquired Absolut vodka, reported Thursday net profit of euro951 million in its fiscal full year, up from euro945 million a year earlier. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Jura region in France produces one of the most intriguing winter aperitifs, in the form of Vin Jaune, a pale-yellow white wine not unlike a sherry. ❋ Will Lyons (2010)
Twice-daily maid service is complimentary; add-ons include a sunset cruise with champagne and aperitifs ($470 for two people) and airport pickup in a Mercedes limousine ($275 for a one-way trip). ❋ Unknown (2009)
Its a large woody room off to the side of her farms store, where she sells her own foie gras and other duck products plus regional specialties such as apricot and peach aperitifs. ❋ Mark Caro (2009)
That first night Guy was pouring two homemade aperitifs: a dark red one made with walnuts grown on the farm and a white-wine-based one made with oranges. ❋ Mark Caro (2009)
These included white and red floc lightly fortified, chilled aperitifs, some unidentified red liqueur derived from cognac, red and white table wines, and a dessert-accompanying concoction made by pouring an unaged, 40-percent-alcohol Armagnac into a saucepan, dumping in a handful of sugar cubes and setting the liquid ablaze until the alcohol burned off, which took about 15 minutes. ❋ Mark Caro (2009)
