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THE ART OF THE APERITIVO Relax the Italian way by sitting back in the company of friends and family and enjoy a glass or two alongside authentic Italian dishes. Let aperitivo prepare your stomach for the gastro journey ahead!
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herever you travel in Italy you will find the locals enjoying aperitivo. Aperitivo (not to be confused with the happy hour) is a pre-meal, always before dinner and usually between the hours of 6pm and 9pm. A beverage with small bites is common in most Italian bars and it’s always a social occasion – a chance to chat and catch up before heading home for a big meal. “Enjoying food and drink together and building up to the main evening meal is a big part of any Italian family’s way of life,” says Maurizio, founder of Maurizio Dining & Co. “We’ve tried to recreate the art of aperitivo with our simple menu of wooden boards laden with cheeses and salumi, authentic pasta dishes and cicchetti. We hope it’s a tasty addition to the Italian food scene in Cambridge.” The ritual of aperitivo dates back to the late 1700s when distiller Antonio Benedetto Carpano created one of the first types of vermouth by combining fortified white wine, various herbs and spices. Very quickly vermouth became a firm favourite and aperitivo culture was born! Sometimes the boundaries between aperitivo and the main meal are blurred as nowadays pasta can also be found on menus. Now over a year old and firmly settled on Mill Road, Maurizio Dining & Co. is the perfect place to say ciao to your worries, enjoy the passion and tradition of Italian food and wine, and watch the world go by. Cin cin! l
Maurizio Dining & Co. Italian aperitivo and wine bar 44 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 2AS Tel: 01223 301869 Mob: 07957735844 info@mauriziodining.com www.mauriziodining.com
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Our favourite aperitivo drinks at Maurizio Dining & Co. NEGRONI
One-part gin, one-part red vermouth and one-part bitters, traditionally Campari.
FRANCIACORTA BARBOGLIO DE GAIONCELLI
The Italian equivalent of champagne.
APEROL SPRITZ
A sweeter favourite made with Aperol bitters and Prosecco.
PROSECCO ORGANIC FRIZZANTE Juicy and fresh flavours from the Veneto region.
CRODINO
Non-alcoholic aperitivo that takes its name from the small town of Crodo.
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