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Dining: Field of Gourmet Dreams.(Outstanding in the Field )(Brief article)

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Byline: Kristin Luna

Picnics can be haute. Since 1999, a small Santa Cruz, California-based organization called Outstanding in the Field has created a traveling "restaurant without walls," roving the United States hosting dining events on beaches, ranches, vineyards and the like. Top chefs hailing from food hot spots such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago fly in to handpicked venues--from Napa Valley, California, to Miami--and whip up five-star meals using all local ingredients and wines. The spread is served outdoors on a long white-linen-clad table that seats up to 140 guests, who come from all over the world to experience owner Jim Denevan's creation for themselves. ...

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