Finishing Touches

One of the most enjoyable parts of planning a bar for your event is thinking about how to make it feel personal and memorable for your guests. While our base packages cover beer, wine, and spirits, adding specialty options can give your bar its own personality and create small moments that people will remember long […]

Neighborhood Bar

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Behind the Bar: The Values That Drive Picnic

At Picnic, our values are rooted in our beginnings as a beloved neighborhood bar in Linden Hills, where fostering community, social connection, and inclusivity has always been central to who we are. We believe a bar should feel welcoming to everyone—celebrating a broad spectrum of cultures, identities, and orientations in our cocktails, beverage selections, staffing, […]

Customize

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Postpartum in a Pandemic and the Birth of a Bar

January 2022: Here’s the scene: I’m a new mom, recently moved to very cold Minnesota during another covid winter.  We are on an endless loop of daycare germs, which always strike on Fridays, resulting in canceling social plans and staying locked inside.  The transition into being a parent is hard. It’s disorienting and isolating, especially […]