What I'm Drinking ...
... I mean, not now (I wish), but last night, and hopefully again very soon: the Gocce di Zucca ($10), one of the new fall cocktails at Rocca, in the South End. It's made with Frangelico, Stoli Vanil, pumpkin, and cream. Sounds heavy, right? It's not. Sounds like it should be an after-dinner drink, doesn't it? Not necessarily so: I had one as soon as I arrived at the bar, and if anything it whet my appetite for the new (and similarly autumnal) dishes on the menu, including a positively lovely roasted butternut squash and pear pizzetta with ricotta, gorgonzola, and sage ($9). That and a bowl of divine Tuscan tomato soup with farro, chickpeas, and white beans ($7) and I could've quit right there, absolutely satisfied. (Of course I didn't. Good thing I'd just come from a personal training session.)
