June 2008 | On Our Radar
So This Baby Crawls into a Bar
It’s no secret homemade baby food is more nutritious than its store bought brethren — which can languish on store shelves for years before being eaten — but most parents don’t have the time or energy to whip up their own mushy concoctions. As a result, a few homemade baby food enterprises are stepping up to the plate. Right here in our neck of the woods, we’ve got Seattle-based Dr. Susanna’s World Baby Foods (worldbabyfoods.com), which offers organic baby food based on around-the-world cuisines.
Created by pediatrician Susanna Block, the meals-in-a-jar are nutritionally balanced and pureed to perfection. Lullaby Thai, a delectable combination of bananas, pears, jasmine rice (with ginger and cardamom) and Tokyo Tum Tum, a mix of edamame, brown basmati rice and apple are just a few of the flavors that parents can choose from. But down in LA, one momprenueur is taking this new business trend a step further. At Newport Beach, Calif.-based pomme bébé (pommebebe.com) babies can belly up to the in-house “tasting bar” and sink their gums into delicious seasonal, organic puree lovingly prepared by French-born executive chef Laurent Brazier.
Owner and mother Svetla Kibota wanted to create a space for babies and parents alike to try before they buy. “A lot of people think of baby food as something that’s gross, and it really shouldn’t be,” says Kibota. “It should be the most delicious and fresh thing you’ve ever served.” Some parents are so surprised how good the homemade food is, she says, that they have to buy extra — because they want some for themselves. With baby bars sprouting up in the City of Angels, we’re doubting Seattle will be far behind.
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