David Lebovitz Podcast

For this special podcast - my second! - I’m thrilled to have as my guest Quentin Chapuis, co-founder of the Fédération Française de l’Apéritif, otherwise known as the FFA. Founded by Quentin and two friends as a lark, the idea has grown into several excellent épiceries (food shops) and apéritif bars with several locations in Paris, and others in Lille and Lyon. I loved the idea so much that I featured the Fédération Française de l’Apéritif, and a drink from Quentin, in Drinking French.

The FFA features only items made in France, all guaranteed to create the perfect apéro hour, including pickled Basque chiles, crispy buckwheat crisps, rosemary-flecked socca (chickpea) chips, and a well-edited selection of French charcuterie and cheeses, as well as a few “only in France” curiosities. The wine and liquor selection is also fun to browse, making it the perfect place to stop by to do some shopping or to have a glass of wine or beer, so you can enjoy the best of France with whatever you’re drinking. They also carry a great selection of French wines, apéritifs, beers, and spirits, which we discuss in this podcast. I hope you enjoy meeting Quentin as much as I did having him as a guest! - David

The Fédération Française de l’Apéritif has three shops in Paris. The one at 2, rue de Paradis has a sit-down wine bar. They also have places in Lille and Lyon. The épiceries and wine bars, as well as their hours, are listed here. (Note: Some locations don’t have wine bars.)

Follow the FFA on Instagram.

For my first podcast, I am thrilled to sit down with baker Renato Poliafito, owner of Ciao, Gloria in Brooklyn, New York.

I first met Renato when he was the co-owner and co-founder of Baked, and now he has his own delicious venue, with pastries and baked goods that reflect his Italian and Italian-American heritage, which include everything from breakfast sandwiches with eggs, crisp prosciutto and Calabrian aïoli on housemade brioche buns (they’re so good!), to Tricolor Bars (aka: Rainbow cookies), Bombolini, Amaretti, Coffee-Coffee Cake, Chocolate & Nutella-filled coissants, as well as the best-ever, deep-dark Cocoa Chip Brownies.

Ciao, Gloria is a must-stop in Brooklyn and we had a great time tasting his treats!

Buon appetito!

Ciao, Gloria550 Vanderbilt AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11238

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I hope you enjoy my first podcast - if there are any guests you’d like me to have on in the future, let me know in the comments!