Colorful, sweet, juicy and aromatic, fresh California Pears are the perfect start to a summer picnic or cheese board. Just throw in a few more tasty ingredients to create a picture pear-fect picnic! 

Step 1: Pears
From buttery, sweet and herbaceous Bartletts to mildly sweet and spicy Forelles or a beautiful Bosc with notes of vanilla, caramel and spice, California pears are delicious on their own or with the accompaniments in Steps 2–4.

Step 2: Charcuterie
Stop by our Kitchen’s charcuterie case for savory cured meats like Coppa, Prosciutto di Parma and Salami Rounds.

Step 3: Bread
Our Bakery makes fresh breads from scratch every single day. Pick up a baguette or your favorite artisan loaf!

Step 4: Cheese
What better to pair with California Pears than California cheese? Visit our Specialty Cheese department to make perfect pear-ings like these: 

• Point Reyes Bay Blue + Bartlett Pears
• Marin French Petite Breakfast Cheese + French Butter Pears
• Cypress Grove Purple Haze Chèvre + Forelle Pears
• Laura Chenel Marinated Goat Cheese with Thyme & Rosemary + Seckel Pears
• Bellwether Farms Sheep Cheese + Bosc Pears

Step 5: Supplies
Set the stage with a few simple things from your kitchen, or check out our housewares for things like cutting boards, napkins and a small paring knife.

Step 6: Cooler
Now through September 15, 2022, you could win a Yeti Hopper 8 to keep all your cheese, pears and other snacks cool on a picnic and beyond. Enter for your chance to win!

Pear you have it—our six-step program to a pear-fect picnic. Stop by your local Nugget Markets for everything you need for a delicious picnic wherever you wander!

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