{"id":795677,"date":"2026-05-14T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795677\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:15:15","slug":"vfw-auxiliary-announces-summer-sunday-picnics-at-the-post-dine-in-or-take-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795677\/","title":{"rendered":"VFW Auxiliary announces Summer Sunday Picnics at the Post \u2013 Dine-in or Take-out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday dinner in Coronado just got tastier \u2013 and easier to enjoy. This summer, Coronado VFW Post 2422 Auxiliary is shaking up its Sunday steak dinner tradition with a new menu offered as the \u201cbest meal, best deal in town\u201d \u2013 and it\u2019s the most picnic- and park-friendly yet.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning Sunday, May 31, and every Sunday through August, the Auxiliary and Post 2422 will offer a rotating menu of lighter, picnic-style fare to please the casual Sunday diner and be perfectly timed for take-out in-tune with the Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/coronadotimes.com\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/coronado-promenade-concerts-releases-2026-concerts-in-the-park-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Concerts in the Park<\/a>. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-255452 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chicken-dinner-plate-picnic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/>Each meal includes an entr\u00e9e, sides, and dessert, and rotates weekly between burgers, pulled pork, and grilled chicken on a fresh green salad for a suggested donation of $15. Dinners are available from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Meals are prepared fresh to order and packaged for quick and easy take-out to the park; or relax and pull up a chair on the VFW courtyard lawn and listen to the concert music in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>The new dinner format replaces the Post\u2019s traditional sit-down steak and salmon dinners, which have been a Sunday tradition for decades. Auxiliary president Sarah Kaufmann explained, \u201cThe change is designed to offer great flavorful food for a great price with faster service for our guests \u2014 and with less prep time in the kitchen for our volunteers. The VFW Sunday Picnics at the Post will be an easy, tasty dining option for all \u2014 and especially, for summer concert picnicking!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">VFW Post 2422<br \/>557 Orange Avenue<\/p>\n<p>The VFW is a not-for-profit organization. Meals purchased are tax-deductible.<\/p>\n<p>All proceeds benefit programs for Veterans, local active-duty military and their families, and Post 2422 building maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday dinner in Coronado just got tastier \u2013 and easier to enjoy. This summer, Coronado VFW Post 2422&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":795678,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,324690,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,296904],"class_list":{"0":"post-795677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-concert-in-the-park","12":"tag-san-diego","13":"tag-sandiego","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa","20":"tag-vfw-2422"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116572648036787602","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}