This Week’s Intelligence: The Latest in Food and Drinks, TV and Movies, Books, and Podcasts

What People are Eating and Drinking

Sherry Spritz

Recipe by Henri Schock of Bottlehouse

I know I wrote about spritzes at the beginning of the summer, but I had this spritz today and it was so refreshing that I had to share it. It’s been even more hot than unusual this summer so anything that’ll make you feel cooler is welcome. Cheers!

Ingredients

· 1 oz Oloroso Sherry

· 2 oz Rose Vermouth

· 2 oz Prosecco

· Orange Twist

Tools

· Spritz Glasses

· Champagne Saber

· Jigger

· Barspoon

Instructions

Fill a large wine glass with 5–6 medium ice cubes. Combine sherry and bitters. Stir until chilled (about 15 seconds). Top with prosecco and garnish with an orange twist.

The restaurant I had it at included a thyme garnish.

What People are Watching

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix)

Having enjoyed Derry Girls, I was looking forward to seeing How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, which was also created by Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, but was about a group of adult women instead of high schoolers. The show didn’t disappoint.

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast follows three close friends from Belfast who reunite for the funeral of a long-estranged high school classmate. In their late 30s, Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher), a popular TV writer; Robyn (Sinead Keenan), a stressed-out mother of three; and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne), a caretaker for her mother travel to the home of their classmate to pay their respects to Greta (Natasha O’Keefe).

They’ve grown up, moved apart, and lead very different lives, but they receive a peculiar email saying Greta has passed away. Before long, old secrets begin to resurface, and they learn that Greta’s death may not be all that it seems to be.