Had fun on Juneteenth? Come back to The Good Table!

Our Juneteenth Celebration was such a fun time that we even ran out of tortillas! Thanks to everyone who came out and to Emanuel Canes Catering and our own Cafe Director Angelia Canes for providing fantastic food. Big thanks also to our Sherwood Forest neighbor Carlisle who brought his healing “One Love” drums, and to Leonard Sherman and Melanie Mentzel and their band who played an eclectic set that kept us dancing as the sun went down. It was the first of many great gatherings we will have on our big patios! Thanks also for your donations. If you didn’t get to attend, but want to help the cafe get open, we’d also appreciate our support. Just click our donate button.

We’ll be gathering again this Saturday, June 29 from 12-3p for our regular last Saturday of the month Community Work + Fun day. Wear your work clothes, sturdy shoes and come help us weed the beds and do various jobs around our site. Or just stop by for a tour! We’re also going to set up a casual crop swap table if you have excess fruit and veggies from your garden that you’d like to swap with other gardeners.

On Juneteenth, you may have noticed that many of our furnishings are “hand me downs” or “scrounged” items. We’re calling this the development of an “El Sobrante Style”, as in let’s upcycle leftover chairs, stoves, etc.! Wanna help? I’ve attached our current “scrounge or buy cheap” list of things we still need. If you want to find or donate some of these things, do send a pic to Melinda first because we do have some parameters to satisfy and no room to store extra stuff that we can’t use!

Shopping/Scrounging for The Good Table

Big stuff

  • 7 ft. Sofa, dark and durable, preferably browns and modern

  • Modern or live edge coffee table

  • Bar stools 5 to work with 34” bar under windows usually 24” high

  • Patio tables 2-top or 4-top durable, not wrought iron or heavy -10

  • Stacking chairs - 60 Black or Gray, do not need arms. Bonus for compact stacking. Sled type usually stacks higher. Also need chair dollies.

  • Employee lockers - small size.

Appliances

  • Commercial blenders with noise shields 2

  • Batch coffee brewer 110 preferably must fit Curtis 1.5 gallon urn

  • Tool box table (we have specs with butcher block top)

Small stuff

  • 3-compartment Japanese condiment dishes small - 10

  • Espresso cups - 48 do not need to match, but must be dishwasher safe

  • Demitasse spoons 50 (stainless, dishwasher safe)

  • Milk carafes/thermos pitchers for milk and 1/2 and 1/2

  • Mixing spoons, ice tea spoons 50 (stainless, dishwasher safe)

  • Drip tray

  • Food safety containers for frozen fruit 10

  • Small Chef Knife and knife glove guard

  • Good quality bread knife

  • Grinder brush

  • Coffee grounds container

  • 6-8 qt Cambros with lids

  • Knock box for espresso machine

  • Shot glasses for espresso with 2 oz measurement 50

  • Medium steam pitchers for milk

  • Large spoons

  • Pitcher thermometers

  • Red sanitizer buckets

Alexys Cran