One thing the Italians do particularly well is the concept of the Aperitivo. Unlike Australia's eating and drinking culture where you always make a big night of it, here in Italy the Aperitivo is a relatively small, low key approach to meeting up with friends, having a small nibble of a variety of buffet presented foods and a drink or two. Most bars offer the aperitivo such that after buying a drink, the food comes 'free'. The drink usually includes an extra amount to cover the food. Sometimes a lot!
Food includes salads (pasta, rice, cous cous based), meats, small pizzas, roasted vege, fruits (sliced apple with cinnamon was my favourite), small rolls, you know all the stuff you might find at a stand up cocktail party. Some cafes or bars have good aperitivo's others not so. It's a great idea and is probably a bit better than sucking down 400 pints, not eating and having a massive night mid-week after work to catch up with your mates.
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My favourite place in Italy, that I visited, was called Aperitivo, it was in Firenze. Hot July night, we sat outside, cocktails in hand, jazz band tapping away, ice cold water pumped through the mist machine, and nibbled on some food....sweetness.
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