Yes, we're getting a bit of what we consider summer this weekend. It won't be hot, but it will be nice. Drink it up while you can, kids, and while doing so, drink up! One appropriate tipple would be this drink, the Endless Summer, on the menu currently at Plate Shop in Sausalito -- where the food side is being covered by former 1550 Hyde guys Peter Erickson and Kent Liggett.

Basically we like anything with Aperol in it, but this has the added bonus of watermelon and mint for more summer-y freshness.

Endless Summer

1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz Aperol
4 melon balls of fresh watermelon
6 mint leaves
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice

Muddle the watermelon, mint, and lemon in a shaker. Add alcohol and shake vigorously over ice at least 20 times. Double-strain into a cocktail class, and garnish with a melon ball.