Rock picnic a la carte

Fancy a glass of Domaines Des Marrans Fleurie to accompany your Ducs De Gascogne duck terrine, followed by Ballyporeen cheese…

Fancy a glass of Domaines Des Marrans Fleurie to accompany your Ducs De Gascogne duck terrine, followed by Ballyporeen cheese, Scullery roast corn relish and luxury Irish whiskey cake? And all at a rock concert?

For Dublin’s Marlay Park show on Saturday, August 24th, which features Van Morrison, Tom Jones and Bobby Womack, Hampers Co is offering concertgoers a variety of picnic baskets. The cheapest, the Marlay Park Antipasti Vegetarian Basket for two, costs €15.70. It contains hummus, olives, porcini mushrooms and a baguette, with disposable cutlery.

There are 10 packages, the most expensive being the Marlay Park Picnic Basket (€98.40), which contains wine and a gourmet spread to eat from ceramic plates with stainless steel cutlery. To order hampersandco.com, buy your basket and collect it when you arrive at Marlay Park.

Brian Boyd

Brian Boyd

Brian Boyd, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes mainly about music and entertainment