Kid-Friendly Dining From A to Z

Take it from someone who eats out for a living: Once you have kids, your entire culinary outlook changes. Chicken fingers become a much more precious menu commodity than foie gras, and the importance of value increases exponentially. (What 11-year-old, with the possible exception of Dakota Fanning, has the bankroll to nosh on chateaubriand and chocolate soufflés?) But don?t think that you?re resigned to a bleak era of Happy Meals and processed poultry parts. We?ve sussed out a veritable alphabet soup of kid-friendly dining options. Most are quite affordable and a few are downright cheap, but all were chosen to cater to the most important dining critic in your home: the one who calls you Mom or Dad. Read more...