====== Late Summer Apéro ======
===== with Jocelyn & Helmut ALDINGER=====

==== Possible Dates to Host ====

  * Tuesday 15-Sep-2026

==== Shopping ====
  * several days before for make ahead items
  * day before for fresh items






====== Boissons ======

===== Wine =====
  * **Vin Rosé Corse** NB: serve more chilled than the cave à vin, i.e., 10C or 11C
  * **Vin Rouge – Syrah** NB: seems to be a favorite of Helmut
  * Vin blanc – Sancerre; as plan B


===== Champagne=====
  * **Champagne** - ? \\ 
  * <del>Drapier - zero dossage only for special guests </del>
=====Eau for an apéro =====
  * Eau plate
  * Eau gazeuses
===== Liquor =====
  * [[https://www.pastishenribardouin.com/en/|Pastis, Henri Bardouin]]
  * [[https://www.monkeyshoulder.com/en|Whiskey, Monkey Shoulder]]
  * [[Digestifs]] - search cave 4B Dubou
 
===== Café & Thé =====
  * Café serré
    * To offer; ask but likely no takers. Prepare all cups, spoons, sugar: plan B.
  * Café décaféiné
  * Green tea with mint
  * Earl Grey



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====== "Main" ======

===== Saumon fumé tartiné =====
  *[[https://quickpreprecipes.com/cucumber-appetizers/|Cucumber with Chèvre Frais and Salmon fumé tartiné]]
  * 1 English cucumber
  * 100 g chèvre frais softened at room temperature
  * Mixed Seasoning (make your own)
  * 1 tablespoon fresh herbs, chopped
  * 100 g smoked salmon thinly sliced


===== Champignons farcies=====
  * [[https://www.mangerbouger.fr/manger-mieux/la-fabrique-a-menus/recettes/277-champignons-farcis-au-roquefort|Champignons farcies Roquefort]]
  * small, **//bite-sized//** champignons de Paris
  * Persil
  * Fromage blanc nature 100g
  * Fromage bleu, 100g or less

===== Other Choices, Plan B =====
 
  * [[gougères]] as **Plan B**; can be purchased frozen. NB: must be heated so only choose one or two items to be heated. More so for colder months.

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====== Cheese & Charcuterie ======
  * Comté
  * Chèvre frais
  * Pecorino cheese

  * [[..:..:..:products:jambon_cru|Jambon Cru]], either Proscuto di Parma ham or Serrano, Spanish ham / pata Negra ham
  * Saucisson sec (Supermarket is OK)

===== Source =====
Italien deli

  * ** [[eat:cooking_sources:litalien|L'Italien Épicerie ]]** rue de France, Nice (closed on Sunday & Monday)
  * **[[https://www.nicepremium.fr/lifestyle/casa-nespolo-chi-mangia-bene-vive-bene/|Casa Nespolo]]**
  * **[[https://www.fatticosi.fr/details-epicerie+fine+italienne+a+nice+pour+acheter+des+specialites+italiennes-31.html|Fatti Cosi]]** Épicerie Italienne

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====== Fruits, Veggies & Dip ======

===== Veggies & Spreads =====
  * bâtonnets de légume
    * carrots
    * celery

  * houmous (supermarket is OK)
  * [[tapenade noir]]
  * green olive mini-salad - Mediterranean olive salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. These mini versions are designed for easy serving at dinner parties or as a light snack, often combining olives with fresh herbs, onions, tomatoes, and a tangy vinaigrette or lemon-olive oil dressing.

===== Fruit =====

    * Figues fraîches in season 
    * Apricots: fresh (preferred in season) or dried
    * Jam, fresh home made style (perhaps berry jam to contrast with the fresh fruit)

===== Nibbles =====

  * [[https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08DV4GBJ7?smid=A3NSMAALY3UMRW&psc=1|Pois Chiche grillé]] Amazon: cheap and plentiful.
  * Small crackers

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====== Bread ======
[[La Niçoise]]
  * Grissini
  * Baguette de campagne (//gourmandise// à la Boulangerie Niçoise
  * Pain noir; pavé 

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====== Dessert ======

  * Tiramisu [[Io & Te]] local Italian pizzeria with killer tiramisu :!: €10 one person tiramisu order enough for three adults :!:
  * Macarons LAC; [[https://recettesdepatisserie.fr/patisserie-lac-chocolatier-nice/|Pâtisserie LAC, Nice]]

 **Ambiance** perhaps in the dining room with candles