The skies are blue, trees are greening, and temps are climbing. We can't wait to get back outside, and that includes at mealtime, too:
Whether it's at your favorite cafe, in the park, or in your own backyard: Have you lunched outdoors yet this spring season? How do you bring your midday meal outside when the weather gets warm enough? Let us hear about it in the comments below!
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I just had lunch outside - grilled aleppo-yogurt marinated chicken and zucchinis!
Boston's still a little cold for frequent dinner outside, but the grill is already in heavy use.
I haven't made it outside for lunch yet this season, but one of my favorite places to go is the green space near my local library. Even though it's downtown, it's always really quiet and gets a lot of sun!
Where is the straw tote bag in the photo from?
There is a German word for the first time in the season you use the grill - angrillen. So that's what we've done. So nice!
My daughter and I ate lunch in our backyard yesterday afternoon. She LOVES to eat outside so we try and take advantage as often as we can until the heat of the summer comes upon us.
Oh, I wish! :-) We still have snow on the ground ... give it a couple more weeks!
I must have that woven bag/basket. Or three.
I'm in Alaska, I unfortunately wont be eating outdoors for at least another month :(
Yup! On Sunday...had friends over for stuffed shells and we brought out the patio furniture. It was 83 in Ohio.
No such luck in NorCal - the one week it was nice I was out of town. But we have pulled the grill and and got it set up, and the patio's been spruced up...just a matter of time.
I try to eat lunch outdoors during every work day. It's a nice break and gives me some peace and quiet.
I can't imagine living somewhere that doesn't have weather that allows for this.
I'm in Dubai so it's just starting to be "can't eat outside" season. Boo.
That sounds so nice, but it hasn't really been over 60 at all yet! Can't wait to sit outside at lunch and get a tan (more like a burn, but it still feels nice)!
The weekend was gloriously nice so I ate lunch outside, but it's back to typical April UK weather now - chilly and wet, sigh.
It's touch and go in Philly; Monday was sunny and 80, today is rainy and 60. But I have been fortunate to have a few work lunches outside and even a weekend lunch and dinner in the tiny park at the end of my block