Is it just us or is it a bit chillier these days? Either Mother Nature is all about the breeze lately or Fall is upon us! Summer, we loved you but we're ready for the leaves to fall and our favorite fall activity, picnics!
What you'll be doing during the picnic: Central Park Conservancy Film Festival kicked off this week with musically themed movies such as El Cantante and Bird with tonight's feature being Dreamgirls (yes, the Beyonce movie.) Tomorrow's feature is Shine a Light, the Martin Scorsese directed documentary about The Rolling Stones. Saturday is Viewer's Choice with A Star is Born, a Barbra Streisand feature about a has-been rock star falling in love with an up-and-coming singer.
What you'll be eating: Picnic fare of course! Since you'll be watching a movie, stray away from high maintenance foods that might get your fingers dirty or require a bit of light to see what you're eating. You don't want to be
that guy that gets up to wash his hands or needs his cell phone light for your meal. Lean towards foods that can be eaten with utensils, require little napkin usage, but still taste great! Think sandwiches, pasta, salads, etc. Don't forget the sweets, blanket, and drinks.
Speaking of drinks... Have you ever heard of Fall into Naven Punch? Well let us introduce you.
1/2 oz Naven Natural Vanilla Liqueur
1 oz light spiced rum
1 oz apple juice
1/4 oz lemon juice
1 barspoon of freshly extracted ginger juice
1/4 oz maple syrup
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
Pomegranate seeds or nutmeg for garnish
1) Heat apple juice, rum, Naven, lemon juice over low heat.
2) Add the ginger juice, syrup, and bitters then pour into glass (or container in this case)
3) Top with pomegranate seeds or nutmeg for garnish.
There you have it folks, now go forth, picnic, and report back!
