Originals

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 1014 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica , US Website: www.huckleberrycafe.com Phone: 310 451 2311 Burrata with marinated peppers, kale salad, breakfast quinoa, and blueberry cornmeal cake are among the mouth-watering seasonal offerings at Huckleberry. We like to combine a visit to Huckleberry (when getting food to go, the service is amazingly swift) with errands next […]

KID FRIENDLY: Address: None, Amagansett , US Website: None Phone: None Gardiners Bay is a gorgeous section of Amagansett. Quiet and scenic, it’s the perfect place for hiking and picnicking in the reeds or strolling and real estate gazing on the roads. This area is home to famous offshore lighthouses and, thanks to more manageable tides and

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 476 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, US Website: fredsnyc.com Phone: 212 579 3076 This casual neighborhood bistro in a basement manages to feel both bright and rustic, thanks in part to the presence of the occasional friendly pooch. Ceci Johnson says her two year-old son Mason loves seeing all the dog pictures framed on the wall—“Not

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 29 East 93rd Street, New York, US Website: monogramsoffmadison.com Phone: 646 546 5993 This one-stop shop for personalized goods carries an in-house machine for quick turnaround. The store stocks well-made classic choices like plush towels, good linens, travel bags, journals, onesies, and almost anything else you can slap a name across.  It also performs

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 11 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, US Website: www.themonogramshops.com Phone: 631 329 3379 The Monogram Shop is a family-owned-and-operated boutique, and a favorite among East Hampton locals for its friendly staff and custom goods. Stop in for cleverly tagged—and always tasteful—odds and ends, many under a beach theme, which make the perfect gifts. For custom

OCCUPATION: Publisher, book author, editor, founder of A-List Mom and the new A-List Mom Travel MY STYLE: A blend of boho cool with some structured and edgy pieces mixed in. I love combining high and low and borrowing from a variety of fashion eras. In terms of home design, I prefer bright graphic pops of color against neutrals

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Chelsea Market, New York, US Website: elenis.com Phone: 212 255 7990 Eleni Gianopulos used to work in publishing, but eventually her side job as a caterer, largely of her mother’s oatmeal raisin cookies, grew into a sweet empire. Today, the brand is better known for hand-iced sugar cookies, considered “Conversation Cookies” for their fun,

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Piazza Cinque Giornate, 1 , Milan, IT Website: www.eataly.it Phone: +39 02 9287 0066 This Italian superstore has every foodstuff you could ever crave, from fresh pasta to creamy cheeses to the widest selection of truffles you’ll find during the short season. Apart from the boutique grocery sections, Eataly is home to various restaurants

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 6505 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, US Website: www.zimmermuseum.org Phone: 323 761 8984 The Zimmer is a children’s museum located on Los Angeles’  Museum Row. The only museum in LA dedicated exclusively to kids and family, it features hands-on exhibits designed for children to explore their creativity. Kids can dress up in wardrobe chests and

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Madison Avenue at 23rd Street, New York, US Website: www.madisonsquarepark.org Phone: 212 538 4071 It’s hard not to love Madison Square Park. Not only is it home to the Shake Shack flagship (and situated next to foodie favorite Eataly), but it also strikes a delicate balance between children’s playground and mom paradise. Shaded benches