Stasera · No. 004
Stasera No. 004 answers
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The apéritif
Negroni, as made at The IBA classic
Build the Negroni to the International Bartenders Association’s recipe.
The recipe: 1 : 1 : 1
- Gin: 1 part (33%)
- Campari: 1 part (33%)
- Sweet red vermouth: 1 part (33%)
Built over ice, stirred, half orange slice.
Equal parts: the IBA pours 30 ml each of gin, Campari and sweet red vermouth over ice, stirs gently and garnishes with half an orange slice.
Sources: International Bartenders Association
1 · Three-day pastry
Dominique Ansel's Cronut is a croissant crossed with what?
- · Muffin
- ✓ Doughnut
- · Bagel
- · Brioche
Answer: Doughnut
Doughnut. Dominique Ansel launched his croissant-doughnut hybrid at his New York bakery in May 2013.
Sources: Spectrum News NY1, Dominique Ansel
2 · From a park cart
Restaurateur Danny Meyer's hot dog cart in Madison Square Park grew into which burger chain?
- · Five Guys
- · Smashburger
- ✓ Shake Shack
- · Bareburger
Answer: Shake Shack
Shake Shack. NPR reports Meyer set up the cart as part of an effort to revitalize the park, and his company says the Shack sprouted from it.
Sources: NPR, Union Square Hospitality Group
3 · Upper East Side sip
Which icy chocolate drink made Serendipity 3, open since 1954, famous?
- ✓ Frozen Hot Chocolate
- · Black and White Shake
- · Malted Milkshake
- · Chocolate Egg Cream
Answer: Frozen Hot Chocolate
Frozen Hot Chocolate. Serendipity 3 claims it created the drink when it opened in 1954, and Chowhound reports it is made with 14 different cocoas.
Sources: Serendipity 3, Chowhound
4 · Six-ounce cookie
Levain Bakery's famous six-ounce cookie pairs chocolate chips with which nut?
- · Pecan
- · Macadamia
- · Hazelnut
- ✓ Walnut
Answer: Walnut
Walnut. The founders dreamed up Levain while training for an Ironman, and the first small batch of chocolate chip walnut cookies sold out immediately.
Sources: InsideHook
5 · Sold out
In 2019, which chain's new chicken sandwich sold out nationwide about two weeks after it launched?
- · Chick-fil-A
- ✓ Popeyes
- · KFC
- · Wendy's
Answer: Popeyes
Popeyes. ABC7 says the sandwich sparked the Chicken Wars on Twitter, and stores ran out of it nationwide that August.
6 · Citrus cure
Ceviche, raw fish cured in citrus, is on UNESCO's heritage list as a tradition of which country?
- · Mexico
- ✓ Peru
- · Chile
- · Ecuador
Answer: Peru
Peru. UNESCO inscribed ceviche on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2023, describing raw fish marinated in lemon and seasoned with chili pepper and salt.
Sources: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
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