If you go to the forest today, you will get a welcome relief from the heat. Cooked over open fires by some of the country’s most exciting chefs, and served at long tables under a canopy of trees or under the open sky, in forests and beside lakes, wild outdoor feasts are best at enhancing al fresco – romance, connection to place – and enhancing it.
The British summer is fleeting, so any excuse to eat out should be seized: picnic, barbecueThe sun-drenched terraces of outdoor restaurants and pub gardens offer the simple pleasure of gathering around a table and sharing food in the open air. Wild festivals bring the same appeal but take things a step further; Being away from the four walls of a restaurant subtly changes the dining experience. Maybe it’s because field-to-table food feels more tangible when you’re actually sitting in the field. In a natural setting, the rituals of Restaurant dining Give way to something a little looser.
I think there’s also something about what the word ‘feast’ promises, which makes this wild meal more and more popular. Celebration, abundance, the suspense of everyday restraint, indulgence – whether the atmosphere remains gently convivial or culminates in a bacchanalian, these communal dining experiences in bucolic settings replace the polish of restaurant meals with something that feels more free. So before the rain and gray skies inevitably return, make the most of the season with our edit of the best wild outdoor feasting experiences.
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