Shucks, no limits for tiny diners
IT’S goodbye chicken nuggets and hot chips and hello sushi, scallops and wagyu steak.
Australian kids today are increasingly dining fine, with four in 10 parents saying their children eat out with them twice a month.
Sushi, wagyu beef, scallops and even oysters are now on the menu for these budding foodies, according to the Gourmet
Kids survey by booking site OpenTable.
Kids ranked sushi as their favourite food, followed by smashed eggs on toast.
Scallops, wagyu beef, kangaroo and veal are also highly regarded by these nextgen gourmands, and more than a quarter said oysters were their favourite thing to slurp down.
Coconut water and almond milk were their favourite drinks.
On average, today’s parents eat a meal at a restaurant with their kids at least twice a month, with one in five dining out four or more times a month. More than three-quarters said their children ate out more than they did when growing up.
THE Kuranda Range has topped a poll of the worst congested roads in the Far North.
RACQ has released the results of a survey of the most congested roads and bottlenecks causing unnecessary traffic delays across the region.
The organisation’s Paul Turner said the Kuranda Range road and Cairns Western Arterial Rd near Pease St, Manunda, were the most troublesome locations identified by locals.
“The most common complaint for Kuranda Range road was delays when crashes occurred,” he said.
“For Cairns Western Arterial Road, it was congestion at intersections and the single land section of the road.”
He said the slow point outside Mother of Good Counsel School on Sheridan St, Cairns North, was also identified as an obstacle to traffic flow.
“This year, it was pleasing to see the Captain Cook Highway roundabouts drop off the list, due to the Smithfield Bypass being under construction,” he said.
“The results really do quantify the problems we often hear about and demonstrate the need for continuous improvement.”