Choosing books for picky friends can be humbling.
It's not really a place for picky eaters, though.
One is the growth of local microfarms for picky posh people.
There is no place for picky eaters in China, Matthew Forney writes.
He's even at Heathrow Airport, where his Plane Food restaurant offers both table service and takeout picnics for picky travelers.
We have been weaned on the idea that cows' milk is the most complete food to serve youngsters - default sustenance for picky children, liquid calcium for thirsty bones.
Ms. Rosenstrach sets out realistic and manageable expectations, adjusting for picky eaters, toddlers in high chairs and complicated schedules, while telling funny stories about how she has made family dinner work and how much joy it brings.
They feature extravagant pools and splash parks, provide an assortment of all-inclusive restaurants for picky eaters, offer suites with separate children's rooms and, yes, some even put Big Bird on the beach.
So much pseudo-medicine is spouted about nutrition, usually as a cover for picky eating, that not rolling up your sleeves and wading in requires a self-restraint I simply do not have.
And kids are accommodated everywhere — hotel restaurants and roadside casse-croutes (snack bars) all have high chairs, booster seats and waitresses happy to fudge the formal menu for picky eaters.
At $110 (from Auto. in New York, 212-229-2292), the seat is more expensive than mass-produced brands, which cost $20 to $40, but for picky parents (or clever baby shower guests), it provides an elegant platform for that squalling bundle of joy.
