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Tips for Eating Out
With Your Kids
BY JESSIE HARROLD
After you have a kid, dining out will never be the same.
Sure, naive new parents who manage to swing an entire dinner at a hot
new restaurant while gazing lovingly at their conked-out infant in her
carseat may delude themselves for a short time, but ultimately, the little
critters will take over your peaceful night out in a flurry of airborne sweet
potato fries. For a while, around the time when sharing a meal with my
wee one required a shower curtain spread out on the floor under her
highchair to make for easier clean-up, I wondered if I would have to
sacrifice my love of checking out the trendiest new restaurants in the city.
Would I forevermore need to double the cost of a night of incredible food
to pad the pockets of my babysitter so that I wouldn’t embarrass myself or
ruin others’ evenings with a wily toddler in tow?
As it turns out, not completely. Though there are certainly times when I’m
better off leaving the kid at home, more often than not, eating out is a
family affair for my brood. We’ve found a few solid tips and tricks to make
the whole adventure enjoyable for all of us.
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