Drink of the week: Aperol Spritz

Where you can find it: Quartino, 626 N. State.

The damage: $8.

Thousands of bars in Chicago, why this one? It's easy to fall in love with dining in Italy -- from the blistered-bottom pies topped with gooey mozzarella in Napoli to the al dente pasta served in trattorias nationwide. But on a recent trip to the country, I found the local drink left me even more enamored with la dolce vita. Sure, I swooned over house red wines served by the liter for a mere 7 euros; they had robust flavors that would outshine most bottles you'd shell out 30 bones for at a Chicago restaurant. Oh, but it was my dear friend the Aperol Spritz that left me giddy before I could even crack open my …