Owner Carrie Brown has announced that the Jimtown Store will close December 30. She is seeking a buyer or leasee for the iconic property. "Dear Friends of Jimtown, For the past 28 years, Jimt...
Apple season is back in the mile-high orchards of Oak Glen. I confess to being completely unaware of this growing area until a friend clued me in last year. On November 1 on my way to Palm Springs,...
I need some ideas for filling lunches and snacks for our boating trips this summer. It's a ski boat and we will be out on it the majority of the day skiing, tubing, and swimming. Burning all those...
So I have read everyone's disdain for eating out on New Years in Paris and I thought I would take you up on the picnic idea. I will not have a kitchen so I will need to go to market. What would you...
When I first came to Kentucky, I took the long journey at the beginning of August to the Fancy Farm picnic. As I trust all Kentuckians know, Fancy Farm is a church picnic in far western Kentucky t...
Summer is here, sort of and was looking forward to going on picnics again. My go to is herb de Provence roast chicken (or pork loin) with a cannelloni bean and herb salad with some crisp green be...
We are throwing a birthday party on Saturday and while my husband is in charge of the basics on the grill, I'd like to pull together some side dishes that will elevate things just a little. I've al...
Please share menu ideas and your favorite recipes to bring to the beach. Today I packed: Spanish Tortillas - really good cold, based on Jaime Olive's youtube channel Fresh Fruit Salami
Hi everyone, so as I mentionned in the title, can I make homemade sausages with a picnic shoulder? I read it's better to use pork butt, but can't find out exactly why. Thanks!
Thinking ahead to a summer Walla Walla trip. I'm wondering if any of the wineries in the area have picnic areas or restaurants associated with them.
I'd like to cook onigiri but I am a big fond of sweets so i want some SWEET ONIGIRI. Could you offer me some sweet onigiri fillings?
My partner and I are planning on self-catering an informal wedding reception for about 50 people at a nearby state park. It will be in the afternoon-evening, by a lake, and we want to make it feel ...
Each time we travel in Europe we love to enjoy a picnic lunch or dinner for a welcome change from restaurants twice a day. We're heading for France and will spend some time (no doubt a lot of time)...
Live Maine lobsters are plentiful and inexpensive ($5.99/lb) these days and I'm thinking of packing a picnic lunch featuring lobster salad on a great baguette. I'd love to get some suggestions for...
My husband and I are coming to Portland for 4 nights on Tuesday. I've already mined chowhound suggestions for bars, food trucks and dinners. What we enjoy most on city trips is packing up a picni...
Hello, I'm from Southern Cal and heading up the coast on a road trip in late June. I will only be in SF for one day and want to see 6 friends so decided to have a picnic in Tilden Park (after a...
Coming from out of town & planning to spend a members' evening in the garden. Invited to bring a picnic. Where is a good spot to pick up something (relatively) nearby? If it is something war...
I am hosting a wedding reception for 150 at home on a lawn under big trees by a lake. It is to be a picnic feast in the style of Wind in the Willows meets Jane Austen if you can picture the scene. ...
What are you favorite places to BBQ on the beach in San Diego? I know there are fire rings and BBQs, but are there also places where you can bring your own? What is your secret spot? Are there less...
Hi everyone. Surprising husband and taking him to Paso for his birthday, and just wondering if anyone had a great idea of where to get picnic stuff for a day out. We LOVE bell street farms in Los A...