Art in the Age and Federal Donuts launch limited-edition 'nut line

Art in the Age, the nattily attired makers of ROOT, SNAP and RHUBY, are in snacky cahoots with the ever-popular Federal Donuts (1219 S. Second St.), joining forces to create three donuts inspired by the boutique Pennsylvania liqueurs. While the 'nuts themselves do not have alcohol in them, the flavor profiles have inspired some sugary innovation (L-R) — a "root beer float" with vanilla ice cream icing; "gingersnap cookie," with a ginger glaze and snappy cookie crumb; and "strawberry rhubarb pie," rhubarb-glazed and hooked up with pie-crust crumble (!) and strawberry icing. Available from Friday, April 20 [stoner joke!] until Sunday, April 29, the AiTA donuts will be distributed just like Fed's "fancies," available for $2 a pop daily from 7 a.m. till they're all gone.

Federal Donuts Teams Up with Art in the Age Liquors

From April 20-29th, three special doughnuts will be available at Federal Donuts that are inspired by local Art in the Age liquors. Gingersnap Cookie (featuring Snap), Strawberry Rhubarb Pie (featuring Rhuby), and Root Beer Float (featuring Root) will be joining Mike Solo's daily menu of fancy doughnuts at his deep fried Pennsport spot.

'Mad Men'-inspired cocktails

Break out the good whiskey and dust off the highball glasses, "Mad Men" is back. Already famous for its whiskey-soaked episodes where characters can't seem to go an hour without a nip, "Mad Men" provides fans with the opportunity (and atmosphere) to indulge in a celebratory Old Fashioned (or two). To get ready for our "Mad Men" viewing party, we asked six bartenders to create character-based cocktails.

Review: Snap!

First off, happy birthday to Bloggery media rep DanDan.  I will be hungover for several days thanks to you.  Secondly, see below for his review of SNAP! 

I recently got the chance to swing by The Hawthorne and taste one of the newest spirits to hit Boston: SNAP!

SNAP

Liqueur

Final Grade: B+

Price: $30 (750ml)

SNAP is an organic liqueur* produced by Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (AITA, for short), a Philadelphia-based design company. They previously launched the spirit ROOT, which has caught on with a lot of bartenders around the country.

Sneak Preview: Cook’s March Schedule

March 26th will see Pierre Calmels of Bibou behind the stove, teaching a class called simply “Froggy Style.” The next night, Jon Cichon from Lacroix will be doing a nose-to-tail lamb feast. And on Friday the 30th, Prensky makes his second March appearance at Cook, but this time he’ll be backed up by friends (and Lemon Hill partners) Colin Shearn and Al Sotack from Franklin Mortgage. Between them, they’ll be doing ROOT and SNAP cocktails, plus small plates.