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PLANNING THE PERFECT PICNIC What to pack in your basket • Blanket and pillows – for that extra padding under the bum and a soft place to rest your head when staring at the clouds, though hopefully a lap is offered. • Knives, forks, plates – unless you’re into the rustic thing. If you’re opting for finger foods, take along a box of toothpicks to use as skewers. • Glasses – good champagne tasts better from a glass, or you can swig out of the bottle. We’re not fussed. If you are taking glasses, long-stemmed look fancier but better to opt for lower-gravity vessels. • Suncream – sleeping off sunstroke is not a fun way to spend the evening of Valentine’s Day. Plus, what’s more intimate that rubbing lotion on someone’s shoulders? • Book/magazines – just in case conversation runs dead. But leave your cell phone turned off no matter what. Basics • Savoury biscuits (R13) • Cream cheese (R21) • Carrot sticks (R16) • Ham or salami (R20) • Mini Italian tomatoes (R9) • Gherkins (R21) (Total < R100) Desert • Grapes (R20) – great for feeding your lover by hand. • Strawberries (R15) and whipped cream for dipping (R12) – it is Valentine’s Day, you know. There is always space for a bit of kinkiness. (Total < R50) Wine/Champagne/Beer We recommend you spend what you can on decent quality wine or champagne. Remember to pack ice in that cooler box. Feeling like a bit more of a splurge, then add these delicacies to your hamper • Loaf of French bread • Caviar • Chunk of Brie or Camembert • Figs • Smoked salmon • Prosciutto • Dark chocolate
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