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Giraffe
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/10/2010 12:43:02
Recently given an award for its family-friendliness, Giraffe is a fun place to eat out
FAMILY-FRIENDLY IS NOT necessarily always a positive recommendation when it comes to dining. After all, it could herald a drab children’s menu of chicken nuggets or chips, or signal hordes of screaming infants and tearaway toddlers? Well, you can banish any such fears if you’re p...
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Fun Fish Pie
By Junior on 19/09/2011 17:17:42
For this Fish Pie recipe, enlist your child’s help to peel the eggs, mash the potatoes, measure out all the ingredients and eat it up afterwards!
Serves eight children or four adults IngredientsFor the filling 300g (101/2oz) smoked haddock300g (101/2oz) cod fillet1 bay leaf450ml (16fl oz) milk4 large eggs4 handfuls frozen peas1 tbsp butter1 tbsp plain flour1 handful chopped flat-leaf parsleySalt and freshly ground black p...
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The Warrington in Maida Vale
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/09/2010 12:16:48
Dining out at Gordon Ramsay's posh pub The Warrington in Maida Vale is a relaxed family affair
of the waiters took some colouring-in sheets and crayons out of the cupboard and gave them to him. Kind of funny, you might think, since presumably these are designed for in-house entertainment at family meals, but I took it as a compliment that we’d actually
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The highs and lows of restaurant dining with children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/09/2010 18:30:52
You've taken your seats at table, and you're ready to start your family dining experience, but are your fellow diners pleased – or appauled – to see children at the table?
cherub evokes a memory of one of them. They see only his cute face and view any naughtiness as the endearing behaviour of a spirited rascal. Befriend them, and they may even offer to rock your bawling baby for you while you eat.* The haughty business type
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Highly Commended Best Family Restaurant 2012 - Giraffe
By Junior Design Awards on 20/05/2012 10:49:54
The restaurants that go the extra mile to make children feel at home
Dishing up fresh and healthy food from around the globe, Giraffe has a menu of mini dishes for under-sevens, plus a Young Adults menu to make older children feel special. Kids Placemats provide table-top entertainment.
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YO! Sushi
By Catherine O'Dolan on 18/04/2010 16:09:27
Perfect dining in pint-sized portions
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
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Atul Kochhar
By Catherine O’Dolan on 17/04/2010 18:02:20
Q&A with the head chef at Benares Restaurant and Bar in Mayfair
Atul Kochhar, father of Amisha, six, and Arjun, four, reveals family secrets: What’s your earliest food memory?Fruits are my favorite – have always been. Eating mangoes, sitting beside a deep cool well on a hot summer evening with my family
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 81-90
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/10/2011 08:55:00
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
81 The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl Puffin, £5.99Despite there being an abundance of child-eating in Roald Dahl’s books, they continue to be extremely popular with children. In this story a mean croc in the muddiest river in Africa is out
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Fruit Kebabs
By Junior on 15/09/2011 17:46:40
These vibrant kebabs are a clever way to encourage children to eat a wide array of fruits
Not so much a recipe as a reminder… Stick pretty much anything on a stick and children will eat it. You can try the theory out with vegetables, too. Don’t give the sticks to the little ones in case an eye ends up on one!IngredientsFruit (seasonal
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Body Image
By Francesca Price on 20/04/2010 09:50:22
Ways to ensure your child has a positive body image
by the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU), around four children in every 100,000 are currently treated for an eating disorder, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. The researchers of the study entitled Early Onset Eating Disorders asked 2
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