"Pre-teenFoodCritic" news and stories

Including 12-year-old David Fishman of New York City. It seems that on a recent night, when his parents were going to be a little late getting home, they told him that it would be okay for him to go out and get some takeout for dinner. Instead of hitting the local Middle Eastern as usual, he took himself down to Salumeria Rosi, which had opened just a few days before.

Despite a crush of diners and reservations, the restaurant made room for him and he settled in for dinner. Fishman is something of a foodie and aspires to be a restaurant critic and so brought a notebook along with him so that he could record his impressions of the solo meal. The chef/owner came out to greet him and sent him home with some hazelspread as a treat for later. Later, his mom stopped by to pick him up.

I don't think I would have been aware or confident enough at 12 to take myself to any restaurant beyond a local sandwich shop or the food court at the mall. How about the rest of you?

[via the New York Times]

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