* TIMES OF DAY
(or, drinks that pair well with...)

 

any point before noon

12:01 pm

the lunch hour,
without lunch

five minutes past one's
final responsibility of the day
(or, the cocktail hour)

before the meal
(l'apertif)

{ the meal }

after the meal
(il digestivo)

10:10 pm

'when did it get to be so bally late?'

last call

the nightcap

 

 

* excluding those times in which food is involved,
which times are paired under different heading