Stasera · No. 011
Stasera No. 011 answers
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The apéritif
Americano, as made at The IBA classic
Build the Americano to the International Bartenders Association’s recipe.
The recipe: 1 : 1
- Bitter Campari: 1 part (50%)
- Sweet red vermouth: 1 part (50%)
Build over ice in an old fashioned glass; splash of soda
IBA: equal 30 ml measures of Campari and sweet red vermouth, built over ice in an old fashioned glass, a splash of soda, half an orange slice and lemon zest.
Sources: IBA
1 · Day of rest
On which day of the week are Chick-fil-A restaurants famously closed?
- · Monday
- · Saturday
- ✓ Sunday
- · Tuesday
Answer: Sunday
Sunday. Founder S. Truett Cathy chose to close on Sundays in 1946, when he opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia, so staff could rest.
Sources: Chick-fil-A, TODAY
2 · Recession proof
Gray's Papaya's long-running Recession Special pairs two hot dogs with what?
- · An egg cream
- ✓ A tropical drink
- · A black cherry soda
- · A root beer float
Answer: A tropical drink
A tropical drink. The Recession Special, two franks and a medium tropical drink, was Anthony Bourdain's go-to order at Gray's, per Tasting Table.
Sources: Tasting Table
3 · Coffee and cream
Tiramisu takes its name from a dialect phrase meaning what?
- ✓ Pick me up
- · Sweet dream
- · Little cloud
- · Lady's finger
Answer: Pick me up
Pick me up. Visit Italy traces the word to the Treviso dialect, and most accounts credit Treviso in Veneto with the dessert, though Friuli disputes it.
Sources: Visit Italy
4 · Counter culture
Zabar's, the landmark food emporium on Broadway, anchors which Manhattan neighborhood?
- · Upper East Side
- · Greenwich Village
- · Lower East Side
- ✓ Upper West Side
Answer: Upper West Side
Upper West Side. Louis and Lilly Zabar started by renting a counter in a dairy store at 80th and Broadway; granddaughter Lori Zabar tells the story in a family history.
Sources: Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House (2)
5 · What's in a name
Dave Thomas named his Wendy's hamburger chain after which family member?
- · His wife
- ✓ His daughter
- · His mother
- · His sister
Answer: His daughter
His daughter. Thomas opened the first Wendy's in 1969 and named it for his 8-year-old daughter, Melinda Lou, whom the family called Wendy.
Sources: Biography.com
6 · A savory pudding
Thomas Keller's signature Oysters and Pearls is built on a savory pudding made from what?
- · Rice
- · Semolina
- ✓ Tapioca
- · Chia seeds
Answer: Tapioca
Tapioca. Keller says the idea came from spotting a purple box of pearl tapioca in a grocery store; Per Se pairs it with oysters and caviar.
Sources: Galerie, The Daily Meal
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