Apertivo In My Tummy

What a beautiful idea, Italy. Apertivo. Buy a drink, get access to a buffet! My American ears perk up at that idea, so a few friends and I stopped by a little ristorante in Trastevere the other evening to try it out.

Not only was it a great deal financially, at only 8 Euro, but we got to try an array of different finger foods.



I liked the couscous and the small rosemary foccacia breads best, although it also included some cucumber sandwiches and skewered prosciutto that was pretty hard to beat. We may have embarrassed ourselves, however, what with our third and fourth trips back to the buffet line. I'm not entirely sure if it is supposed to be filling, as in a light dinner, or a sort of elongated appetizer hour.

Either way, the Bellini we chose was a great accompanying beverage and I would love to do this more while the weather is nice and we can sit outside to watch the passersby.

-Sarah