You can find me today in the Seattle Times food section:
[Do chefs’ sprouts eat their veggies?](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2003616553_chefkids14.html)
Spoiler: No.
This was a fun one to write, because I got to skewer conventional wisdom. I expected some of the chefs to tell me their kids were picky eaters, but I didn’t expect (a) that they would be willing to talk about it at such length, or (b) that one of the chefs would tell me that his son eats still-frozen frozen pizza.
These are some of the best chefs in Seattle, and they do cook for their kids. So if you have a picky eater at home, you’re officially absolved now. Unless the picky eater is your spouse or something.
I’m forwarding to Matthew an email from my sister (mother to 7- and 10-year olds) praising the article and corroborating the conversion to pickiness at age 2-3, and reacceptance of colored foods at age 10.
Chris
Loved your article! And I thought my daughter was the only kid who liked to eat foods in their frozen state…go figure.
Lisa
Matthew, this was a GREAT article! I can’t remember the last time I laughed out loud while reading the newspaper.
Great article, and great idea for your subject matter!
Age ten? Oh good … only two more years to go! :)
My friend is a chef and her kids always ask for “normal food.” To them, this includes macaroni and cheese, peanut butter sandwiches, etc.
I’m sure kids of fashion designers demand clothes from Kmart.