The waitresses make these chopsticks that are essentially tweezers — they take a folded piece of paper and wedge it between the sticks, wrap a rubber band around the contraption and there you go, chopsticks for the wee ones. Henry ate every bit of his food with these — the edamame, teriaki chicken, bits of seaweed, cut-up dragon roll. He was a gastronomic rock star and we were all in awe of him.
Boy Genius with Chopsticks
December 22, 2009 by at 10:30 pm
My favorite restaurant in our fair city! Start 'em early on sushi and they'll eat just about anything.
Brilliant!
We've had waiters/waitresses at Japanese and Chinese restaurants make these for our kids too. Sometimes they have a jar of them already made up.
We also have these — originally known as "Rookie Stix" for home use. We brought them to a Japanese restaurant once and the waiters were tickled!
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Love the new header.
We were so excited that the boys would eat sushi when they were 4 to 8 or so. We went often. It was fun for all. Now that they're 9 and 11, we can't go without taking out a loan! I look forward to going with them again when they stop growing sometime in their mid-20s
Dude. I need chopsticks like that. Can't "work" them for anything.
Yay, Henry!
I'm 36 and can't use chopsticks, and would've been late teens before I dared to each sushi. Henry is going to make you proud what a champion.
HA! TOO COOL! What a doll he is – and a good eater!
Ooooh..this is a good way to extend meal time!