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A Picnic in the Park: Recipes for Your Basket

Anyone else headed to the park for a show during these summer concert series? Sometimes all you need is a good loaf of bread, a hunk of cheese, and a bag of grapes. Other times, you're looking for something a little more inspired and real-dinner-esque. Finding the right foods to bring along isn't actually that simple. You want something that won't spoil, be too messy, or require much beyond your hands and plastic utensils.

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1 Comment | Posted by Will Levitt, August 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: picnics, recipe roundups

Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: Picnic Provisions

Last week in on our Weekend Cook and Tell challenge we asked all of you to break out the picnic baskets and share your favorite take-alongs for dining al fresco. What are your best room-temperature recipes? The no-fuss ones that should be enjoyed while lazing on checkered blankets and taking in the scenery. As usual, our Cook and Tellers were ready with plenty of picnic-perfect ideas; here's a look at some of favorites.

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3 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, July 20, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: picnics, Weekend Cook and Tell

What's the Best Picnic You've Ever Had?

I thought I was putting together a mean picnic. Until last week, when I experienced a picnic that left me thoroughly humbled. Let me walk you through the recipe.

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25 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, June 28, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: France, picnics, Snapshots from France

How to Make a Portable Picnic-in-a-Briefcase

For all those times you want to bring a little piece of vegetation and scenery around, designer Paige Russel at Design*Sponge has the thing for you: The Green Space Travel Case, made of an old briefcase fitted with turf, a wildlife scene, an ice pack, and your lunch....

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, May 22, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Tagged: crafts, DIY, picnics

Picnic Tips for Northern California

This week's San Francisco Chronicle offered up a dozen brightly colored pieces on summer picnicking, which you can find here, tied up in a bow. From a speed tour of Sonoma's picnic-friendly wineries and the nearby Jimtown Store to a leisurely loll in Mission Dolores Park with an excursion for the delightful ice-cream concoctions of Bi-Rite Creamery (where the line frequently extends out the door, down the block, and half way to the park). If you don't live in San Francisco or aren't interested in a new picnic venue, you'll still find a nice list of picnic recipes—with options from fattoush with grilled lamb to three kinds of potato salad. In San Francisco, this long weekend will likely present the...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Harold Check, May 25, 2007 at 3:13 PM
Tagged: Northern California, picnics, tips