PICNICS
Great food in a natural setting – you can’t beat an old-fashion picnic!
(Most picnics should be ordered at least 48 hours ahead.)

Birchwood Inn’s Fun for Foodies Ultimate Picnic
For Birchwood Inn guests, (800) 524.1646/ (413).637.2600
innkeeper@birchwood-inn.com / www.birchwood-inn.com
"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou…."
Romantic epicureans will delight in this culinary experience on wheels. From Berkshires’ best Guido’s Marketplace, Chocolate Springs, Trillium, Nejaime’s, Olde Chatham Sheep Herding Company, Pittsfield Rye Bakery, Berkshire Bagel, Cakewalk, Perfect Picnic, and Birchwood’s own kitchen your "designer" gourmet picnic is ready for Tanglewood or Jacob’s Pillow, a secluded picnic while hiking or floating up, up and away in a hot air balloon!

To set the scene, all you’ll need are candles and flowers – we’ll include them also!

We’ll pack your Ultimate Picnic in a Deluxe Picnic Basket-on-Wheels, complete with glasses, silverware, cloth napkins, corkscrew, cutting board with a deluxe Fun for Foodies picnic blanket, roll-up table and chairs along for the ride! [Available June-October.] (alcoholic beverages not included)

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The Ultimate Picnic $50.00 pp
Start off this picnic with local cheeses and fresh artisan pumpernickel and crusty baguettes from the Pittsfield Rye Bakery. Perfect Picnic’s own Salmon Strudel with sun-dried tomatoes is delicately wrapped in phyllo pastry and served with a Creamy Potato Salad and Spring Pea Salad, all created with seasonal local produce and herbs. Top off this Ultimate Picnic with an individual homemade Lemon Cheesecake topped with lemon curd and garnished with a rosette of cream and a sprinkling of chopped pistachios. A chilled white wine would complete this gourmet picnic.

The Ultimate Fondue Picnic $50.00 pp
Enjoy Grilled Beef Tenderloin Skewers served with a Caesar Fondue and a Roasted Pepper Fondue, along with fresh crudités and garlic croutons, and a Couscous Salad. No flame for fondues required! Nibble on local cheeses, an abundance of grapes, and locally made crackers. Complete your picnic with a Modena Crumbling Cake, a not-too-sweet Italian cake meant for dunking into your wine glass – served with fresh strawberries that you can also dip in a dark chocolate fondue. And then savor a sample of Chocolate Springs’ truffles. May we suggest a dessert Ice Wine or Champagne to enjoy with dessert?

Do-It-Yourself – Create your own picnics!
Loeb’s Foodtown (42 Main St. at the corner of Main St. and Housatonic St. in Lenox) and Guido’s Fresh Marketplace (1010 South St. /Rte/ 7, Pittsfield, (413) 442.9912 and 760 Main St./Rte. 7, Great Barrington, (413) 528.9255) are favorites. Remember that Birchwood Inn has folding lawn chairs, picnic blankets, coolers, and ice packs for guest use.

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Firefly to Go – wherever you want to take us.
Entrées, sandwiches, salads, light plates, sides, light bites, fun eats, and desserts.
(413) 637.2700. www.FireflyLenox.com

Gateways Inn & Restaurant Summer Picnics
Your choice of salads, entrées, and desserts. Picnics can be prepared in baskets with china and cloth or in paper goods.
(413) 637.2532. www.gatewaysinn.com

Nejaimes/Lenox Wine Cellar’s Picnics-to-Go
Choose from French Country, Berkshire Summer Classic., Mediterranean Flavors, or Tuscan Table.
(413) 448.2274. www.nejaimeswine.com

Perfect Picnics
You need nothing but an appetite to enjoy a perfect picnic. Salads, entrées, and yummy desserts.
(413) 329. TOGO (8646). perfectpicnics@hotmail.com

The Village Inn Tanglewood Picnics
Make your Tanglewood experience extra special with a delicious Village Inn picnic. From $13.00 pp.
(413) 637.0020. www.villageinn-lenox.com

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