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If your idea of heaven is an afternoon on the Great Lawn with a big lunch and a bottle of wine, these picnic baskets will take you there.

By Aja Mangum
Published May 13, 2002

Outdoor exercise is fun, but sprawling out on the grass, sipping wine, can be pure bliss. Up for a picnic? Pack yours in one of these baskets.

Bed Bath & Beyond's model ($29.99) comes loaded with plates, cups, and cutlery for four.
Broadway Panhandler's ($89.95) has the same, and also a blanket.
For fancier dining, we like Pier 1 Imports' suitcase, which comes with stainless flatware, china, and wineglasses packed in their own matching case ($60) and an easy-to-tote version with a shoulder strap ($40).
Perfect for purists: the Terence Conran Shop's simple style with a leather clasp ($49).

Bed Bath & Beyond, 620 Sixth Ave., near 18th St. (212-255-3550), 410 E. 61st St. (646-215-4702); Broadway Panhandler, 477 Broome St. (212-966-3434); Pier 1 Imports (pier1imports.com); the Terence Conran Shop, 407 E. 59th St. (212-755-9079).

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