I’ve always found that the restaurants in Malibu are pretty kid-friendly. For lunch I’d go to the country mart. The kids can play on the equipment and you can picnic at the surrounding tables with your choice of...

a fabulous lake view and incredible sunsets. There is a store called Toski Sands on 119 which makes great soups and sandwiches for take out. Also, Gurney’s in HS can equip you for a picnic. Enjoy your trip. The area is...

months ago. The truck has a couple of picnic tables in an enclosed area for sitting down and eating street food in comfort. Tanguito’s not mobile, staying put. Fully equipped with a grill, deep-fryer, full-size oven, and smaller...

TMT, I asked a similar question a few days back about picnic foods- maybe some of the suggestions will be helpful for you too : http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/613717?tag=search_results;results_list Danielle

off at the Marin Cheese Factory, nine miles south of Petaluma. This place certainly is set up for visitors, with a big “FREE TASTINGS” sign visible as you drive past, a pretty picnic ground with a lake and geese, and...

/wood, but here’s my problem: I don’t know what roasting equipment I need or where to get it. I’ve looked into the outfitters who do this sort of thing and discovered that there seems to be only be two options....

They catered a company picnic once and the ribs I had were really dry and tough, could have just been the size of the event though.

of the road next to a produce stand. The smoker kind of hangs off of one corner of the wagon. At 3:00pm today they were just about sold out, but had some chicken and ribs available. There’s no picnic tables or anything,...

-arcade alternative. There’s the beach, two different sets of playground equipment, picnic tables under the trees, the occasional band concert — and you can get Dick and June’s ice cream! (Also burgers, dogs,...

I have a Weber Smokey Mountain smoker, and in fact, just smoked a picnic yesterday. At 225-250, it took 12 hours for a 10 pound picnic to reach 192. Anything over 190 should result in fall off the bone, pullable pork. I try to...

Hog Island doesn’t shuck the oysters for you, but will give you the equipment to shuck there. There are also bbq pits if you want to set up there and bbq. Another option is to gather picnic supplies together in town and then...

picnic tables out back if you’ve got the family in tow. The other thing this place has going for it is relatively cheap prices. But if you’re splurging on a cupcake, for a buck more you might try heading to the...

before you get to Ellsworth. Pick up a brochure for the farmers markets in Maine at a visitors center. The one in Brunswick is fantastic but I think it’s only on Fridays. Don’t forget to take some picnic equipment...

True enough..crab would be a major mess. However, if you can find a park with a picnic table, that could work. In college often used that trick on occasion for take out only BBQ. I can’t remember but Aquatic Park or around...

, goat’s milk cheeses, and, in a side room, beers from nearby microbreweries and the famed icewines of Niagara. It’s the perfect place to pack a picnic for lunch on the run. We find more to tempt us in the boutiques...