Brad Thomas Parsons is the author of Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, which was the winner of the James Beard and IACP Cookbook Awards as well as Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs and Distillery Cats: Profiles in Courage of the World's Most Spirited Mousers. Parsons received an MFA in writing from Columbia University, and his work has appeared in Bon Appétit and Food & Wine, among others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
The Bitter Italian Soda Is Thriving
A staple of Italian drinking culture, the nonalcoholic aperitivo has found new life stateside. Here are our favorites, from legacy bottlings to American upstarts.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Lizzie Munro