You know snack dinner: the weeknight meal that offers free license to pull assorted things from the fridge, loosely arrange them on a platter or cutting board, and call it dinner. The French have ...

In Italy, before dinner there are spritzes, and international cocktail drinkers can’t resist their colorful, fizzy flirtations. In Spain, oversized gin tonics rule the cocktail hour. I prefer the ...

As their names imply in French, an apéritif is meant to be consumed before a meal to stimulate the appetite, while a digestif is served after a meal to aid digestion. Because sugar and alcohol can ...

Rituals are all a matter of perspective. What I call a “party of my nerdy friends mumbling about old episodes of Battlestar Galactica because we’re bad at dancing and meeting new people,” the French ...

At some indefinite moment between day and night, clocks in the cities and towns of France stop ticking for the millions of people who’ve paused for an aperitif. In bustling brasseries and sleepy cafes ...

Aligoté, the lesser white of Burgundy, has long been flavored with black currant liqueur, which masked the wine’s traditional second-rate character with a bit of sweet to create one of France’s most ...

Ah, the drink before dinner. Yes, I’m guilty of slamming…I mean sipping…a martini or two while waiting for a table. But my behavior changes when I’m traveling through Europe. Instead of gin, I’ll ...

APERITIF is a French bistro and much more than that. This Rockville Centre newcomer, which opened in late July, is owned by the Sage Bistro Restaurant Group, which also has Sage Bistro in Bellmore, ...