This just may be the perfect way to start a celebration. Be sure to use good Champagne, and chill both the Champagne and the grapefruit juice before mixing them.

Ingredients

　　2 ounces (1/4 cup) fresh pink grapefruit juice

　　3 ounces Champagne

　　Combine the grapefruit juice and Champagne in a Champagne flute. Stir gently and serve immediately.

　　Bubby’s Brunch Cookbook by Ron Silver and Rosemary Black. Copyright © 2009 by Ron Silver and Rosemary Black. Published by Ballantine Books. All Rights Reserved.