Get in Austinites, we’re going picnicking.
Grab your picnic blanket, sunglasses, and a few loved ones for the return of Waterloo Greenway’s No. 11 annual Pop-Up Picnic fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. this Saturday, April 1.
By selling curated baskets from local restaurants — ranging in price from $25-$350 — the Pop-Up Picnic directly benefits the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy and helps support free public programming at Waterloo Greenway throughout the year.
So, what’s on the menu?
- Antonelli’s Cheese Shop | $100 | Serves two people
- Nosh on a shareable charcuterie board of meat, cheese, pickles, crackers, and jam.
- Flyrite Chicken | $60 | Serves two people
- Get your chicken tender fix, macaroni and cheese, kale slaw, and chocolate chip cookies to share.
- Get your chicken tender fix, macaroni and cheese, kale slaw, and chocolate chip cookies to share.
- Gusto Italian Kitchen | $100 | Serves two people
- Taste an array of spreads with crudités, pulled lemon chicken orzo pasta, chocolate amaretti cookies, and blueberry mint lemonade.
- McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality | $350 | Serves two people
- Enjoy a smorgasbord of seafood from Clark’s Oyster Bar, fried chicken from Lou’s, salads from Swedish Hill, and butterscotch pot de crème from Perla’s.
- Nido at The Loren | $250 | Serves two people
- Dine on an opulent meal comprised of Siberian Baerri Caviar, sweet potato crunch waffles, crème fraîche, duck liver and sauternes terrine, brown butter Madeleines, and a gift card for coffee in the future.
- Dine on an opulent meal comprised of Siberian Baerri Caviar, sweet potato crunch waffles, crème fraîche, duck liver and sauternes terrine, brown butter Madeleines, and a gift card for coffee in the future.
- View all basket options here.
But wait, there’s more. The Pop-Up Picnic is free to any and all who want to join, including leashed pups, no RSVP required. Just remember not to bring any glass or alcohol in your basket — a limited number of baskets will be sold at the picnic if you change your mind.
