Picnic Baskets

Chef Kelly Liken of the eponymous Vail, CO, restaurant vacations where she can fish. She travels with this versatile picnic basket, which folds to fit inside her luggage. $47; cooking.com.

Made from silk-screened canvas, this roomy tote has a pocket for bottles and space for food. $35; herobags.com.

Chef Bryan Caswell relies on Yeti coolers to keep food fresh. Caswell says, "You can keep a Yeti in the sun for 10 days, but it will stay cold. It's amazing." From $160; yeticoolers.com.

Three stacking trays neatly contain a multipart meal. $38; plasticashop.com.