• Complete picnic set
• Complete wine tote
• Blanket tote
• Portable cutting boards
• Minifridge
• Portable picnic table
• Picnic wine table

Picnic Chic

When the sun is shining, anytime is the perfect time for a picnic. With a little know-how, dining alfresco can be utterly gourmet. Forget the cliché red-and-white checkered tablecloth - here are our favorite accoutrements for creating the ultimate modern picnic with someone special:

The Basket
No picnic is complete without a picnic basket, and who can say no to one that's already stocked with real glasses and dishes (it also doubles as a cooler). For an outdoor evening of wine and cheese, you also might want a good-looking tote, complete with corkscrew, wine glasses, and stopper.

The Blanket
Why settle for sidling a deux on old bedsheets on the ground? The right picnic blanket can look good and be functional, too. To save yourself from a wet bottom, get a modern picnic blanket that's water-resistant and folds up into its own tote bag. Your bedsheets will weep with envy.

The Chopping Board
For picnic-perfect sausages, cheeses and fresh vegetables, you'll need a good surface to cut on. Try this swivel-style chopping board that cleverly houses all the utensils you need to chop, slice and skewer your springtime snacks.

The Cooler
Did we say cooler? When you really mean business, you might want to bring . . . a refrigerator. The Ezetil Roll Bar is a minifridge on wheels that'll keep your lemonade and sandwiches cool for up to five hours, without your having to pack a 20-foot-long extension cord.

The Big Table
Just because you prefer picnicking in more secluded locations doesn't mean you have to dine on the ground. Picnic Time's lightweight, portable table is big enough for a double date or a family of four.

The Little Table
Ever feel too clumsy to drink from long-stemmed wine glasses while lounging on the lawn? Then stake a picnic wine table right into the ground. It'll hold your wine glasses, so you can use your hands to hold a good book . . . or someone else's hand - it might just be the best part of the whole picnic.

 

Posted on May 01, 2006