College roommates launch luxury pop-up picnic service in Twin Cities
Chameer St. Urbain and Kanee Yang took their love for party-planning and turned it into a luxury pop-up picnic business. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 7:03 PM CDT July 15, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota When it comes to picnics, Chameer St. Urbain and Kanee Yang go above and beyond your typical blanket and basket. It s Instagram-worthy, St. Urbain and Yang said at the same time, laughing.
Not only are they best friends, they have been college roommates at Bethel University since their Freshman year. During the pandemic, they took their love for party planning and turned it into a business.
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As spring turns to summer, one can’t help but long for a good old-fashioned picnic. And by old-fashioned, we mean
really old-fashioned the picnic has been a perennial favorite for over 500 years.
While dining outdoors has (of course) been happening forever, the outdoor repast as an escape into nature dates back to the medieval era. Following hunting expeditions, the wealthy would enjoy outdoor feasts accompanied by heavy furniture, crystal glasses, and all manner of accouterment carried by servants.
The meaning of the word “picnic,” too, has shifted over time. It first surfaced in 18th-century France, and originally meant something more akin to a potluck. In the 19th century, the word gained the outdoor connotations we’re familiar with today.
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