Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

Meals shouldn't be eaten in a car or in thirty seconds flat. Isn't it time that kids acquiesced to their parents' taste buds rather than vice versa? Family men John Picerne and Tom Wright have brought civility back to feeding young eaters and their happy parents. While the latter savor jumbo shrimp and braised lamb shanks, the former can have their PB and J served on porcelain or a variety of fruit skewers paired with raspberry and chocolate sauces. Sure, Mom's still eating off their plate, but the guilt has dissipated considerably.