Connection and Chill: Cocktails and streaming content for the casual consumer

Connection and chill

Cocktails and streaming content for the casual consumer

Each quarter, the YAF Knowledge Focus Group curates streaming video content and a cocktail recipe to salute each Connection issue theme. In Q2, we highlight career evolution through provocative shows and a drink recipe.

As our careers evolve, we continue to value mentors and build experience. In the spirit of mentorship, finding the right match is always key. This matcha old-fashioned highlights not only the matching process, but also the process of the ingredients in the recipe. Aged Japanese whiskey requires a minimum level of maturation and evolves slowly over time. On the contrary, tea leaves and yuzu are harvested at peak seasons and develop much more quickly. This cocktail celebrates the confluence of timelines of evolution, similar to how we experience the architectural profession and the people we engage with toward growth.

Ingredients 2 oz Toki Japanese whiskey (or similar) ½ oz Matcha simple syrup 1/8 oz yuzu juice (substitute with equal parts orange and lemon juice)

Instructions Matcha simple syrup: Combine half cup water and half cup sugar. Boil until sugar dissolves. Stir in ½ oz matcha powder. Whisk until foamy and matcha is smooth. Cool and keep in the refrigerator for up to one week. Stir whiskey, matcha simple syrup and yuzu together with ice. Pour over ice ball into a rocks glass. Garnish with orange peel.

Cocktail Recipe: “Matcha Made in Heaven”

Enjoy!

Matcha Made in Heaven with orange peel garnish

Streaming recommendations (available on Netflix):

The following recommendations challenge us to be better mentally, physically, and in the work environment:

Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016) American Factory (2019) Knock Down the House (2019) The Last Dance (2020) My Octopus Teacher (2020) AIA YAF Knowledge Focus Group (Kaylyn Kirby, AIA, NCARB/Darguin Fortuna, AIA, NCARB/Ryan Lewis, AIA/Kiara Gilmore, AIA/Trent Schmitz, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate/Jason Takeuchi, AIA, NCARB, NOMA/Terry Zink, AIA)

The YAF Knowledge Focus Group is dedicated to identifying important issues of recently licensed architects and the creation of knowledge resources to enable young architects to advance their careers.