After a lingering season of freezing and wintry indoor-enclosed activities, Seoul has finally shifted into a pleasant (but brief) time of sunny and mild weather, a time often prescribed by the calendar as spring. Such months palliate the seasonal senses and provide ample time for joyous outdoor eating experience of picnicking. Picnics have become a cultural touchstone that most Koreans- regardless of income or geographic location- seek out in this seasonal time of felicity. In Korea, picnics are a form of leisure, usually allocated for especially sunny weekends. Ideally, picnicking season begins prior to the too hot, too humid (too everything) season. Early April through mid-May provide ideal months to bask in the warm sunlight and fresh air. Although it is believed that picnics were once moveable outdoor feasts enjoyed only by the elite, now they are enjoyed world-wide eaters. Traces of the word picnic can be found in print as early as 1748, referencing a "pleasure party...