Monday, January 01, 2007

A quand la mode du "child-friendly"?



Pourquoi les boutiques et les restos ne misent par sur nous, les parents avec jeunes enfants, alors qu'Outre-Manche certains lieux font en sorte d'avoir le label "Child-Friendly".

Encore un exemple:

P.B. & Ellie's Cafe wins the Happy Highchair Award

Excerpts from the November 2006 issue of Metro Parent


P. B. & Ellie's Café. Kid-Tested, Parent-Approved!

With their newly remodeled kitchen and expanded menu, P.B. & Ellie's Café (formerly known as Peanut Butter and Ellie's) is more than deserving of the highest "Happy Highchair" award.

From the tables with checkerboards painted on them to the play area smack-dab in the center of the dining room, every aspect of the restaurant sings "child friendly" without scaring off the necessary adult chaperones. It's definitely a place where kids can be kids and parents don't have to worry about getting reprimanded by uptight wait staff or the childless couple at the next table...

On those evenings when you realize you can't make a home-cooked meal out of the ragged contents of your refrigerator, P.B. & Ellie's new dinner options will make you feel like you're not a bad parent after all. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the ribs in marion berry barbecue sauce ($12.95 for a half rack, plenty filling) and the hazelnut-stuffed chicken with mashed potatoes ($13.95). Burgers, soup and hot sandwiches are also available. Weekend brunch features Green Eggs and Ham (!), whole grain waffles, egg and tofu scrambles, and the Monkeycristo Sandwich, ranging in price from $2.95 to $7.95...

A favorite with kids and their parents since it first opened five years ago, P.B. & Ellie's is maturing while remaining young at heart.

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