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T+L Reports: Salad Days

From July 2005

More and more hotels are offering the ultimate in alfresco room service: a made-to-order picnic. Guests at chef Alain Ducasse's Bastide de Moustiers (Moustiers-Ste.-Marie; 33-4/92-70-47-47; www.bastide-moustiers.com; doubles from $228) can explore the Provençal countryside armed with a wicker basket full of fruit tarts and fresh baguettes. • New York's Lake Placid Lodge (Lake Placid; 518/523-2700; www.lakeplacidlodge.com; doubles from $475) prepares hearty sandwiches and freshly baked cookies, parceled up in a backpack for a lakeside meal. • For a thoroughly white-glove experience, order a picnic from the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London (44-207/235-2000; www.mandarinoriental.com; doubles from $690). A liveried footman will orchestrate a classic English feast in Hyde Park: Cumbrian ham and poached asparagus on fine china—plaid blanket optional.
—AOIFE O'RIORDAIN

The information in this story was accurate at the time it was published in July 2005 but we suggest you confirm all details and prices directly with any establishments mentioned. The quality of offerings and services tends to change over time.