During the month of April, The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild will showcase the ancient tradition of beekeeping, highlighting a variety of modern hives types and beekeeping techniques within the Art in the Age gallery space.
For the exhibition, each hive will be painted by select local artists to represent important milestones in beekeeping history. The Beekeepers Guild and Art in the Age hope to increase awareness of, and interest in, the central role that bees play in our food systems, while promoting community participation in the sustainable conservation of the honeybee.
Inspired by our favorite culinary journal, Lucky Peach, and the release of David Gelb’s documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi“, we decided to create a refreshing RHUBY cocktail that was light enough for pre-sushi sipping.
We couldn’t wait for peach season, so we decided to mix frozen peach puree with fresh mango and fresh ginger for a spicy-sweet juice blend. We also wanted to incorporate egg white, after learning about the incredibly painstaking process of creating the egg sushi at the acclaimed Sukiyabashi Jiro. Combined with RHUBY, sake, and an experimental batch of peach bitters from Hella Bitter, this cocktail is the perfect before dinner drink, or warm weather refresher.
LUCKY PEACH
2 parts RHUBY
2 parts sake
4 parts peach/mango/ginger puree
1 egg white
10 dashes Hella Bitter peach (sub Hella aromatic bitters)
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add RHUBY, sake, fruit puree, and egg white.
Shake vigorously until white and frothy.
Pack a highball glass with crushed ice, and strain drink into glass.
Soak the frothy layer of egg white with peach bitters.
Sip with a straw and enjoy!
Spring is finally here, and there is no better time to sit outside and enjoy a refreshing cocktail.
To celebrate the warm weather, we’ve listed a few of our favorite spring cocktails for you to mix at home!
Three-Hour Tour
1 part SNAP
3 parts Hendrick’s gin
2 parts Calvados
1 part lemon juice
Dash of simple syrup
Add all ingredients into a cocktails shaker add ice and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an apple fan.
Temperance Cocktail
1 part ROOT
1 part Vermouth Bianco
4 Lemon wheels
10 Tarragon leaves
Club Soda
The Figure Study
3 parts SNAP
Healthy Splash Orange Juice
One Scoop Fresh Fig sorbet
Top off with Sparkling Wine
Garnish with an Orange Twist
The RHUBY Lace
2 parts RHUBY
1/2 part lemon juice
4 parts sparkling water
2 tablespoons honey
Sprig of fresh rosemary
The Sailor’s Companion
1 part Sailor Jerry rum
1 part SNAP
3 parts ginger beer
Build in a highball glass over ice.
Garnish with an orange slice.
RHUBY Old Fashioned
4 parts RHUBY
1 part club soda
1 sugar cube (demarara if available)
Bitters (Rhubarb if available)haha
Place sugar cube in old fashioned glass and saturate with bitters.
Add a dash of club soda.
Muddle until sugar is dissolved.
Fill the glass with ice cubes and add RHUBY.
The Philadelphia Orchard Project has declared Saturday, 10/22 as Philadelphia Orchard Day! Orchard events and celebrations will be held at sites across the city, highlighting many urban community orchard partners.
Events will include orchard plantings, tours, volunteer opportunities, and harvest festivals and will feature fresh, local fruit! Locations include SHARE, Grumblethorpe, Roxborough High School, Fairhill Burial Ground, Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School, Greenfield Elementary, Point Breeze, and the Village of Arts & Humanities.
