Squid and Kids

Recently in the Holiday shop fest, we stopped at our favorite forty seat Italian trattoria. Rachel, myself and our daughter Avery, who is four and a half. The tables were quaint only seating a max of three. Which left no seat for the fluffy Bunny that Avery had brought along as a fashion consultant. No extra chairs. The normal banter of some children is to talk louder if you are not giving them direct attention. In the dimly lit and quiet atmosphere little loud voices stand out to the whole room. We succeeded in amusing her without an art project..or a commonly known coloring book. We did not bring it and if we had there was zero room for for it on the table. The evening was a test. We have taken Avery out to very nice restaurants, she is our child. But this quaint quiet romantic place was a new step. Rachel was craving the Ravioli, and the pizza is very good. Avery's attentions were so demanding at the beginning of the meal that we could not even discuss our picks of the menu. I ordered Calamari to start. Avery does not like seafood of any kind. So we told her that we were ordering Fried O's she asked for ranch, the only close relative was Aioli. She ate 3 plates full. I was speechless, it is truely the little things that mean the most in life.
In choosing a gluten Free kitchen concept this will means having to provide for smaller palettes as well as sophisticated pallets. Satisfing both sometimes come down to just a matter of the PHRASING.