5 Important Food Safety Tips For Your Next Picnic - Chowhound

Istetiana/Getty Images As the seasons turn and spring starts to roll in, the return of picnics becomes inevitable. After a long, cold winter, there's really nothing like eating (or cooking, for that matter) in the open air. Picture it: a nice warm evening, a cold beer in hand, and ... food poisoning? Hang on, that's not part of the plan! In fact, as anyone who has ever had it can attest, it's uniquely nasty.…