KKid ’ s menus are growing up . While many high-end hotels and resorts still have the obligatory fried chicken tenders and bland pastas , savvy chefs and F & B operators now offer healthier and more adventurous options for their littlest guests . “ I think there is a huge opportunity for hotels to do better with kid ’ s menus ,” says Guy Rigby , founder and president of Octopus , an international F & B consulting firm in Toronto . Hotels must pay attention to restaurants that do it well , he says , and if they do , “ they ’ ll begin to get kids right .”
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HEALTHIER OPTIONS At the top of Rigby ’ s wish list for kid ’ s menus is for hotels to understand the role healthy options play .
“ In a healthy family , kids eat healthy food just as their parents do ,” says Haim Spiegel , F & B director for Dan Hotels in
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