How to pack a fuss-free summer picnic, and the kit to buy
telegraph.co.ukPicardie glass tumblers by Duralux (£6.90 for four, Heals) are inexpensive and will survive most picnic shenanigans, plus they’ll add retro chic.
If glass makes you nervous, then splash out on metal versions, which will work for coffee as well as cold drinks. Try these Colorama small tumblers (£16 each, Liberty).Stemmed glasses are a pain, hard to pack and difficult to keep standing up on uneven ground.
But for Champagne at operas and outdoor concerts, where a flute seems appropriate, a box of cheap glasses will do the trick – or ask if the bar loans them.
Alternatively, silver-plated flutes, like these hammered ones by Culinary Concepts (£74.95 for two, John Lewis), last for ever.I like Mepal Cirqula’s food storage bowls (£27.49 for three, John Lewis).
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