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Here She Is: Your Picnicking Toolkit

This weekend: mid-70s and a favorable sun-to-fog ratio. Which means it’s time to get out there. It’s time to throw a picnic for the ages. It’s time to... figure out which tools of the trade will help you throw a picnic for the ages. Yep, here we go.

EARL OF SANDWICH

Mission Picnic Box Lunches

The Tool: Call-ahead box lunches from Mission Picnic.
The Trade: Have them load one up with sandwiches like The King (peanut butter, bananas, chocolate and frosted flakes on brioche) and make for Dolores Park. Soon, once they’re up and running, they’ll even deliver there. Congrats: you just outsourced a picnic.

BLANKET STATEMENT

Merriment Hardware Denim Blanket

The Tool: A giant selvage denim blanket complete with a storage pocket.
The Trade: Well, you’ll need somewhere to sit. And blankets are good for sitting on. You’ll need somewhere to store your Genesis mixtape. And storage pockets are... anyway, here’s your blanket.

UPPER GLASS

Govino Shatterproof Glassware Kit

The Tool: A handsome assortment of shatterproof plastic wine glasses, champagne flutes and decanters.
The Trade: You just put on a Nerf clinic. You’re weary. Your date is weary. You need wine. Hey, look, a handsome assortment of shatterproof plastic wine glasses, champagne flutes and decanters.

CLAIM TO GAME

Mulholland Travel Dominoes Case

The Tool: A dominoes kit with tiles made out of faux ivory and a case made out of latigo saddle leather from a Berkeley-based cowhide outfit.
The Trade: Anyone can lay out a blanket, eat olives and play a game of Mouse Trap. Actually, you should probably do that, too. But hey... really nice dominoes set also.

RAIN DANCE

Barbour Tartan Golf Umbrella

The Tool: An oversized golf umbrella made for two with an engraved wooden handle and yarn-dyed tartan from England.
The Trade: You’re not going to let a little rain ruin the moment. You’re going to embrace that moment by keeping this in your arsenal. Gene Kelly would’ve wanted it that way.