Cocktail of the week
Bellini
Face it, Italians love food. It's a good thing, because they most certainly have some skill in the kitchen — and behind the bar, too. The Bellini came into existence in 1948 thanks to an Italian bartender and his tremendous soft spot for Italian white peaches.
peaches.
Guiseppe Cipriani spent hours at Harry's Bar in Venice trying to perfect a cocktail using his favorite fruits as an ingredient. After many failures, he threw together some peach puree and Italian prosecco (sparkling wine to us) and that was that. He named his pretty pink drink after fellow Venetian Giovanni Bellini. (Impress your date with this history lesson: Bellini was a Renaissance painter known for revolutionizing the use of light and shadow in portraits. Many of his paintings used pink or peach hues.) Just imagine where we'd be now if it weren't for Guiseppe and his eternal peach love.
Today, the only place you can really get a taste of a true Bellini is in Italy, and if you're
ever lucky enough to go to Venice, try one. A lot of Americanized versions use peach schnapps or other liqueurs to achieve peachy flavor, and it's not the same. Demand that your Bellini is made with fresh peach puree. Or just make one yourself, it's probably easier.
Here's how:
Bellini
1 oz. white peach puree
5 oz. chilled sparkling wine
Pour peach purée into a champagne glass and add sparkling wine. You can blend fresh peeled white peaches in a blender, or buy a commercial brand - Bellini connoisseurs recommend a product by The Perfect Puree Company.
Another tip from Bellini lovers: don't use French champagne in this recipe. Its flavor doesn't mesh well with the peaches. Instead, go for a light Italian sparkling wine, such Asti Spumanti.
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The Yacht Club
Location: 530 Wisconsin Street
The wide-screen televisions above the bar displayed in shockingly crisp color the tackle that New England missed, leaving them with only a handful of Edgerrin James's jersey. The game played on most, if not all, of The Yacht Club's many televisions. It has four televisions above the bar, booths with personal-wall televisions, a television on the patio and others are placed throughout the bar. I guess they made it that way in case you had to turn your head to cough or sneeze, you wouldn't miss a play. Compared to most Lawrence bars, The Yacht Club is definitely designer with its light wood paneling, stone walls and wrought iron encompassing the area.
Max Occupancy: 250-300
Dress Code: none
Drink Specials:
**Code:** none
**Specials:**
Sun- $2 Captain Morgan's
Mon-$ 6.50 Domestic 2L towers
Tues- $7 2L towers
Wed-$ 2.50 Mexican beers/ $2.50 Parrot Bay's
Thur-$ 3 Jagerbombs
Sat- $2.50 Green Light and Rolling Rock
Games: dart boards, Golden Tee and Touch Screen
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