Fig & Olive in Newport Beach is launching the new Aperitivo Menu ($7-9), served from 4-6 p.m. daily in the restaurant’s bar & lounge area. Literally, “aperitivo” or “aperitif” is a pre-meal drink whose scope is to stimulate appetite, but it has come to signify the ritual of going out for a drink at restaurants and bars throughout European coastal towns. Crafted by Executive Chef Pascal Lorange, FIG & OLIVE’s menu features appetizer-style tasting plates ($7) from the South of France, Spain, and Italy served alongside refreshing cocktails ($9) such as FIG & OLIVE’s signature Piscine with champagne and strawberries, as well as wines by the glass ($9).
FIG & OLIVE TASTING PLATES $7
FRENCH TASTING PLATE
Fromage de Chevre with olive oil
Baby beets with raspberry dressing
Eggplant, fig, tomato, basil crostini
Heirloom cherry tomato with micro basil
SPANISH TASTING PLATE
Malaga olive
Beef tartar
Tuna, tomato, chive
Manchego, fig jam and marcona almonds crostini
ITALIAN TASTING PLATE
Gorgonzola cheese
Mixed olives
Artichoke marinade
Mushroom, artichoke, parmesan crostini
SIGNATURE COCKTAILS $9
Piscine
Rossellini
Cucumber Cosmo
Fig & Walnut Julep
Summer in Provence
El Matador
WINES BY THE GLASS $9
FR Muscadet Sur Lie, Black Label, Chateau Ragottière, 2010
FR Grenache/Cinsault/Cabarnet Secret de Leoube, 2010
IT Pinot Nero Terrazze, Tenuta Mazzolino, Lombardy, 2012
