Family Dining
Eating out with young children without the stress: choosing a cafe, ordering, allergies and gluten free, seating, and what is realistic at each age.
Eating Out With a Toddler and an Older Child
Two children at completely different stages, one table, one meal. Where to sit, how to order, and what to do when one is finished and the…
Ordering for a Toddler When There Is No Kids Menu
Plenty of good cafes have no children’s menu at all. How to read an adult menu as components, what kitchens will happily do, and why this…
High Chairs and Where to Sit With a Toddler
The seat and the table you get are decided in the first thirty seconds and shape the whole meal. What to ask for, where to sit,…
Eating Out With a Baby Who Is Starting Solids
A cafe meal with a baby who has just started solids is mostly a practice run. What to order off an adult menu, what to carry,…
Why Toddlers Will Not Sit Still at Meals
A two-year-old who lasts six minutes at the table is not badly behaved. What is normal, what makes it worse, and what to do differently at…
Eating Out With a Child Who Has Food Allergies
Calling ahead, what to say when you sit down, how cross-contact actually happens, and how to tell a kitchen that has thought about allergies from one…
Eating Out With a Gluten-Free Child
How to ask about gluten free options, what a good kitchen answer actually sounds like, and how to make eating out workable rather than stressful.
Kids’ Menus: What to Look For When You Eat Out
How to read a children’s menu, when to skip it and share an adult plate instead, and what a kitchen’s answers about allergens really tell you.
What to Pack When You Eat Out With Young Children
A short, realistic bag list for cafe and restaurant meals with under-fives, and the things that only ever take up space.