London comes alive with a fresh glow. Rooftop bars open their doors, parks fill up with picknickers and there’s a general sense of joy in the air. The city’s restaurants also come into their own ...

Aperitivo is an Italian tradition of sipping on a fizzy cocktail and nibbling a few salty snacks as a precursor to dinner.

“I used to say we’re in our infancy,” said Craig Reynolds, the founding director of the California Agave Council, who first ...