The Outdoor Table is a colorful guidebook to creating delicious and portable dishes that can be prepared ahead of time and easily packed-up in a picnic basket or cooler for outdoor dining.

Along with the vibrant recipes, The Outdoor Table highlights popular seasonal outdoor events and venues across the South like Picnic In the Park in Savannah, Ga., the Delta Classic in Atlanta’s Chastain Park, and Bluebird on the Mountain at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory in Nashville, Tenn., giving readers plenty of inspiration for their outdoor dining adventures.