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Picnik Austin
1700 S. Lamar Ste. 400-B, 512/293-6118
This trailer-in-a-box caters to customers with dietary restrictions and dedication to modern ancestral cuisine as the most recent example of the local embrace of conscientious eating habits. You'll find paleo, primal, gluten-free, grain-free, and healthy foods that are locally-sourced and organic. We feel better already.
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Chronicle Reviews
Review: Picnik
Paleo-friendly concept is virtuous but not holier-than-thou
Brandon Watson, November 23, 2016
A Picnik Fit for the Primal Diners of the Future
South Austin's new healthy-eating trailer
Jessi Cape, August 15, 2013
Articles
Austin’s Best Locally Baked Thanksgiving Pies
Keep your eyes on the pies
Jessika Roth, Nov. 21, 2019
Holiday Dining Doesn't Have to Be All Stomach Cramps and Anaphylaxis
Picnik’s edible philosophies
Veronica Meewes, Dec. 13, 2018
It Takes a Village to Eat Safely With Food Allergies
Local restaurants adapt to the growing number of Americans with food allergies
Melanie Haupt, Feb. 1, 2018
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