In an age of free-range, grain-fed food from obscure global sources, the old-fashioned paper-bag picnic seems sadly inadequate. Treillage’s gorgeous deep-orange picnic basket ($750; 212-535-2288) does ...

I was en route to the checkout line when I saw it. It looked like a hip weekender bag, with a sleek gray exterior, saddle-colored “leather” carry handles, and a neon-green contrast zipper. I looked ...

Picnics can be done on a shoestring budget, but just like barbecues, it’s a lot more fun when you upgrade them. Here, we’ve selected a handful of essential items that bring dining al fresco into a new ...