Meet up in Telluride for a 50 Negronis aperitivo the evening before the festival proper begins.

The aperitivo is an Italian idea about the hour between the day's work and the evening's pleasure: a deliberate pause, a drink that's bitter on purpose, and a conversation that goes where it goes.

What you'll find: a properly made Negroni, copies of the book on hand, and the kind of crowd Telluride pulls the week of the festival — filmmakers, founders, writers, and reliably interesting people who follow good films around. Bourdain's advice on the Negroni was to have one, have two, and stay open to the person next to you, even when you don't understand them.

Copies of 50 Negronis will be available, signed on request — inspirational message and poor penmanship guaranteed.

Bring someone worth introducing to this delicious cocktail.

Location announced soon.