Last month, in the midst of what was a dreary and largely snow-free February outside of Boston, my wife and I decided to break the winter monotony one day by bringing our two kids, Lila, age two, and Phoebe, five months, to the mall. The day was a success for Lila especially because a local Italian ice shop was giving away free samples and she got a pair of Thomas the Tank Engine rain boots. But a problem with the trip to the mall was the food options. Nowadays, you generally have two options at a mall–food court fast...
