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Dixie Picnic Spring Boot Camp Trains a Team Ready for the Hungry Beach Crowd!

It's a different animal being a seasonal business at the shore. One of the biggest challenges is finding the right people who can step up to the plate and deliver the quality food and service that Dixie Picnic is known for. Lots of fresh young faces at Dixie Picnic who have been learning the ropes during the month of May and June to be prepared for the hoardes that arrive for real in July. Their backgrounds and country of origin vary, but they all have in common the hard work and training they've undergone over the past month. If any of you think working in a seasonal restaurant is fun, well, we'll set the record straight right now and tell you all... its downright hard work and each and every one of these young folks deserve credit for working so hard. When you come in for a meal, take a minute to find out about your server - they are all fascinating folks from a variety of backgrounds.

Great New Menu Items...

Muffuletta Sandwich - a New Orleans Original!

Shrimp 'n Grits for dinner - even the Yankees will love it.

Most of you know that a Po'Boy is the South's answer to the hoagie. But the Muffuletta sandwich is a major step beyond a normal sandwich with its complex olive spread that gives the sandwich its sublime flavors. We know that some of you men are dragged here by your women to dine, so now you know we have a sandwich designed just with you in mind! First Rate Italian meats, aged provolone and Mozzarella on a 10 inch focaccia roll. We grill it for those with a yen for the "pannini" treatment, but its just as good cold on the beach.

If you've never tasted grits, a great way to try it is with our new Shrimp 'n Grits dinner entree. Shrimp in an unbelievably flavorful sauce over our creamy grits. Already getting great reviews.

Key Lime Pie, Banana Pudding, Ice Creams, Gelatos, Sorbets, and Upcakes!

Desserts are waiting at Dixie Picnic. Counting calories can be depressing, but the great Aunts had a philosophy that some foods were worth the eatin' and some just were not. We've got all sorts of food worth the calories. After all, life just isn't all rice cakes and arugala! A little of the sweet stuff puts a smile on your face and gives you time to spend with family and friends saying "mm...mm...mm.....mm....mmmmm............this is the BEST (fill in the blank) I've tasted since Grandmom made it". Then just walk off those calories on our beautiful boardwalk!

Dixie Picnic in the News..Check out the April issue of New Jersey Monthly, the June issue of South Jersey Magazine, the July issue of Philly Style Magazine and Myfoxphilly.com Hotlist!

We have been featured in the April issue of New Jersey Monthly and we just won first place for Best Traditional American Restaurant on the MyFoxPhilly Hotlist, Jersey Shore edition. Congratulations to runners-up Buckalews and Black Duck on Sunset. View the results and some of the other winners on MyFoxPhilly.com here. Thanks for all of you who voted! Its an honor to know we have so many loyal customers!

South Jersey Magazine - Best of the Shore - Best New Junk Food Trend!
Well, I'm guessing we should be flattered, but somehow we never thought of our Upcakes as "Junk Food". Made from real butter, sugar, and all natural colors and flavors, these tasty little treats are flying out the door by the dozens. Order ahead 24 hours to be sure to get your favorite flavors.

We are looking forward to seeing all of our friends and family over the July 4th weekend.. Dust off your flip flops and air out the beach bags, because the ocean temperature is rising every day Dixie Picnic is just a half block off the boardwalk on 8th St. Lots of room to sit and spend time with friends and family, young and old. Dip those toes in the surf, get the season in full swing and take the time to venture just a short way off the boardwalk to a whole different level of food experience in Ocean City!

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ORDER BOX LUNCHES IN ADVANCE! 15 minute parking available for pick-ups! We know better than anyone about the "parking wars" that go on around downtown Ocean City in the summer. Some of you have even met our next door neighbor the parking lot stormtrooper (sorry folks....its not our lot and if you just laugh at the grumpy man next door you'll get under his skin more than arguing back!) We recommend that to save yourself some trouble order your box lunches in advance, park in our 15 minute spot in front of Dixie PIcnic and run on in to pick up your lunches. Great for that day when you just need to feel like its a vacation day from the kitchen as well.

UPCAKES, TOO! .

Why are Dixie Picnic Ice Cream, sorbets and Gelatos so different? These frozen treats originally were crafted by hand using eggs, cream, milk, and natural flavorings. Now some folks will buy a commercial mix that has all sorts of artificial stabilizers and flavors in it , freeze it in their freezer, and tell you its homemade. Don't even think that theirs compares to Dixie Picnic's frozen desserts.

We cook all our bases in the kitchen the old fashioned way. No boxes of "mixes" or "bases" are ever found in our kitchen. Thats why our ice cream still melts into a puddle of milk and cream instead of a gummy mess that others form when they are using "stabilizers" like guar gum, locust bean gum, and carob bean gum. These stabilizers help them keep their product in the freezer long after we've decided ours is too old to sell to the public anymore.

Try our frozen desserts - right now we have watermelon sorbet, S'more's ice cream, vanilla ice cream (great for root beer floats!), coconut ice cream with chocolate coated toasted coconut, Dulce de leche ice cream, chocolate gelato, mint chocolate gelato, and lemon lime sorbet. New flavors appear suddenly and without warning, as out culinary innovations often strike at odd times of the day!

Ice Your own Upcake Day......Saturday, July 5, from 4pm - 8 pm. Every child under 12 gets a free Ice Your own Upcake when dining with their folks at Dixie Picnic. Kids love to play in the kitchen and even though we make icing upcakes look easy.....believe us when we say it just LOOKS easy! That's why its so much fun for kids to try to ice their own upcakes. We have a great kids menu too because we remember what it was like for kids to complain about restaurant food when they were eating out with Mom and Dad.

Do you have an Upcake flavor you'd like to suggest? Some of our best suggestions for Upcake flavors have come from our customers. If you think you have a winning flavor let us know! If we can create it, we'll ask you to help us judge the final product. Email us at dixiepicnic@comcast.net with your suggestion.

Thank you for everyone who made our King of Prussia Kiosk an overwhelming success!Our Christmas season was made merrier by all the new friends and fans we made while running our kiosk at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Between our new loyal customers and the mail employees that we came to know and love, it was tough for us to say goodbye to everyone when we closed! So to one and all who made it so rewarding we would like to say Thank you and keep in touch!

Lawdy Lawdy, Its Already July 4th!!