I can't believe it's nearly June. My little one graduated from Kindergarten last week, so summer hours and summer adventures await. When I was her age, summer mostly meant running around our neighborhood, making mischief, reenacting scenes from The Goonies, looking for treasures or trouble in Mrs. Scarvacci's backyard. Sometimes venturing beyond mom's boundaries to Dan-the-Ice-Cream-man's Red Rooster truck for sweet treats. Some summers, dad would erect an aluminum above ground pool in the sand pit behind the house. Once that thrill wore off, we'd shove our sad eyes and puppydog pleas through the openings in the fence, begging Leif and Hilda, the elderly Norwegians next door, to let us crowd into their hot tub, doing our best to ruin their retirement. They were good sports. Leif would bring us cold drinks and if we were really lucky he'd let us pick some fruit jellies he kept in the kitchen freezer. He'd sometimes show me pictures of his granddaughter, asking me isn't she the prettiest girl in the whole world? I knew enough at age 6 to raise my eyebrows and nod in agreement, helping myself to another treat.

We've got all kinds of sunny day fun lined up, no need to beg or tell us we're beautiful. We’re looking forward to a summer of pop ups and parties and special events, along with the usual weekly flights! And OAKLAND YARD is now open until 9pm all week! We've got The Olioteca Pop Up this Sunday June 2nd with Like Family and Fat Gold bringing their amazing olive oils and small bites with flights and wines by the glass. Next Wednesday, June 5th Yuji returns... with Bento Boxes for another @ishikatanotabekata Pop Up! And Saturday June 8th we're throwing a PARTY in the backlot with DARUMA KIOSK serving Takoyaki and Izakaya, Tacos Oscar serving brunch next door, oysters from Shuckbuddy, and an amazing lineup of local vendors, artisans, and artists - all here on SATURDAY JUNE 8th!

But first...TONIGHT - THURSDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS:
French Whites & Italian Reds...
2023 Reau & Jousset Pulpe Fiction Muscadet
2021 Les Vins Pirouettes Michel Tutti Frutti
2022 Domaine Grivot-Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre Bourgogne Blanc
2022 Ampeleia Un Litro
2021 GD Vajra Dolcetto d’Alba
2018 Guerra Albano Refosco dal Peduncolo
Tasting flights $15 from 5-9 and wines by the glass until 9pm

SATURDAY 6/1 SLOVAKIAN WHITES and SLOVENIAN REDS
2021 Marvla Tindo Próza   
2022 United Cellars of Tekov Just Kids Muscat  
2021 Black Lamb Eazy  Refošk
2016 Zaro Folo Rosso Cabernet Sauvignon 
Tasting flights $18 from 2-6and wines by the glass until 9pm

SATURDAY 6/2: The OLIOTECA! Olive Oil tasting and small bites from Like Family and Fat Gold. Flights $18 and Olioteca Tasting Menu for $16. OLIOTECA from 2-4 with flights until 6 and wines by the glass all day UNTIL NINE :)

Cheers,
Daniel