My three year old is in a cooking class learning to make artisanal breads.

Well, my two year old will only eat raw milk cheeses that have been smuggled into the country by our friends traveling abroad.

Oh yeah? My 7 month old will only eat sushi, foie gras and foods prepared by Ferran Adria.

It looks like having kids with gourmet palates is the newest status symbol for the "urban sophisticate." They want their kids to appreciate the finer things in life as soon as possible, so members of this food-forward group of parents - foodies, chowhounds and gourmets all - try to expose their kids to as many different foods as they can. They enroll them in kids-only cooking classes so that they can get some hands-on experience and take them to fine dining restaurants - many of which now offer smaller kid-sized portions - as well as cooking dishes from around the world at home.

Those outside of this adventurous eater movement are less enthralled with it than the parents of the children are, even if the "outsiders" are parents themselves. Not only do they feel that there is no reason to push so much so soon (even adults like mac and cheese!), but some foods like medium rare burgers and sushi seem like they might be opening children to heath risks. The biggest concern arises with restaurants, where many patrons feel that the experience is lessened when they have to sit next to a cranky child. Restaurateurs and chefs, on the other hand, don't seem to mind quite as much. "Eric Ripert, the chef at Le Bernardin, Zagat's highest-rated restaurant in New York, thinks his dress code helps keep children in line. 'They have a tie, so they are almost strangled already,' he said. 'They don't move much.'"

Vosges doesn't leave you on your own to come up with recipes that the chocolate chips can be included in, either. With each of the three types of chocolate chips, they list several recipes that will work perfectly with them. For example the Red Fire Martini and Love Goddess Cake work well with the Red Fire Chips and the Black Pearl Chips are the star in Full Moon Brownies.

Easy Exotic: A Model's Low-Fat Recipes from Around the World is the cookbook by Padma Lakshmi, the new host of Bravo TV's Top Chef series. The book was originally released in 1999, and features recipes that Padma cooked or ate when she traveled the world as a working model. For the home cook, this translates into healthy dishes that are easy to prepare - not always completely "authentic," but with enough flavor to spice up your daily cooking routine. It includes about 60 recipes, some of which are more traditional, and some of which are simply influenced by the traditional. All are easy to prepare and make liberal use of fresh herbs and spices. The countries touched on are Spain, France, Italy, Morocco and India, and there is also a generic Asian category, which is more about general flavors than specific dishes. Some of the other dishes include Chicken Tagine (Morocco), Chole (India), Rajma (India), Spanish Tortilla Cake, Sauteed Steak in Red Wine (France) and Penne all' Arribbiata (Italy). A half-dozen or so dessert recipes wrap up the book, because models have sweet-tooths, too.