Ex 70s punk and eternal fan of indie music, Nick is lured down to Glyndebourne by the promise of a picnic in the sun and an aria or two.

Want to serve a healthier alternative to the usual chip n’ dip at your next barbecue? Self-confessed crisp addict, Danielle Woodward, discovers some tasty options

The test of any good sausage is bangers and mash but this has been no weather for that, and so I had them with crushed minted peas and roasted salsa potatoes.

Living in the countryside, I like a bit of leafy and genteel; but I don’t usually expect to find it in the heart of London.

There’s not much we like more at Foodepedia than a picnic, Noma may think they invented live ants on their plate but us Brits have been doiing it for years

Chef Dominik Moldenhauer has earned his stripes through stints at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and also at The Greenhouse in Perth, Western Australia. The killer combo of a rigorous Blumenthalian attention to detail and an Aussie lightness of touch was evident in many of the dishes we tried.

Jones Family Project are hosting a picnic in their ever excellent upstairs bar, complete with fake grass rolled across the floor. Fortunately, you get to sit on proper chairs, not cross-legged on rugs waiting for your legs to go dead at the knees (how old am I?). To this, they bring a hamper, filled to the brim with small boxed goodie and a few bottles of elderflower infused gin and perry mix.

The multitude of restaurants in Lyon, France’s ‘gastronomic city’ are now just a train ride away thanks to the new direct line from London St. Pancras. Alan Kingsbury ‘lets the train take the strain’ and then eats and sees as much as he can.

Even non-cognac drinkers have heard of Courvoisier, so when Lara got an invite to a mysterious Courvoisier event in Paris she was onto the Eurostar faster than you can say ‘la plume de ma tante’.

Run away to the circus? Nick feels he very well might after eating at Giffords circus.