Sipping la bella vita: 4 places to drink Italian cocktails in Vancouver
Italian cocktails have taken over Vancouver
Feb 6, 2021 4:22 PM By: Gail Johnson / The Alchemist
Bar manager Nico Tognon shakes up Italian-inspired cocktails at the new Tutto Restaurant and Bar in Yaletown. Supplied photo
Cocktail culture may be thriving in North America, but you could say Italy invented it with the aperitivo. Drawn from the Latin
aperire, meaning “to open,” the term implies much more than a drink to whet the appetite; it’s a ritual of gathering with friends and unwinding after work over drinks and small bites and opening up conversation.