be your salvation… or a big disappointment. If the parents are urbane and your children click with theirs, your dining experience can be a ball. But if the parents lack charisma or if your respective offspring keep punching each other, you'll be back where

Set within the 1,000-year-old walls that once housed the noble Chigi Saracini family of Siena, Castel Monastero is a Tuscan retreat. Originally a monastery, the resort will have 76 guest rooms and suites, as well as the Castel Monastero villa. The property has hilltop gardens tha...

cooking disaster? An avocado cake. What would be your perfect family dinner? Having a family. How often do you eat as a family? I often dine with friends but I have no family in London. Do you have any tips on encouraging good table manners? To sit up

Sara Galvin, wife of chef Chris Galvin, and mother of Jessica, 15, George, 14, and Joey, 11, and Front-of-House patron of Galvin La Chapelle, gives her recipe for successful family dining:1. Involve your child in every conversation, play word games

Best Children's Food and Beverage Brand – PlumBest Family Restaurant – Barefoot Books Storyteller's CafeBest Feeding Product – Brother Max 2 Drinks Cooler Sports BottleBest Family Cook Book – Cook School By Amanda Grant

Best Children's Food and Beverage Brand – PlumBest Family Restaurant – Barefoot Books Storyteller's CafeBest Feeding Product – Brother Max 2 Drinks Cooler Sports BottleBest Family Cook Book – Cook School By Amanda Grant

, the restaurant was busy with a very much family orientated clientele: suited grandfathers and well-heeled grandmothers were dining en famille with their children and grandchildren, all no doubt elegantly attired from the chic local boutiques like Bonpoint

A carousel of dinky little plates in a rainbow of colours, each one hosting a delicate portion of nibble-sized treats, dance past in an attempt to seduce: Eat me! Eat me!  What could be more fun? Armed with a pair of child’s chopsticks and an activity sheet for playing a game of ...

in Israel.  Aside from this, we are passionate about family dining which is why we feel Giraffe has been so successful – we understand our customers.What’s your food guilty pleasure? I can’t resist a bar of 85 per cent dark chocolate – pure luxury.What would

myself!What would be your last supper? Anything would do so long as it was eaten with my family.Where do you dine out with your children? Gastro pubs, my local Indian restaurant, Carluccio's.What would you do if your child had a tantrum in a restaurant