If you can't bear to watch your tots munch one more mystery chicken finger or dreary grilled cheese with the crusts cut off, fear not. Chef Susie Cover (along with co-owners Claude Wasserstein, Marcia Mishaan and Samantha Schweitzer) has found the key to the culinary disconnect that so many parents experience with their finicky offspring. After four years as a private chef for a family with three wee ones, trial and error taught her that it’s not so much that kids don’t like vegetables or sauces or certain meats, it’s more about presentation—or, in some instances, super-big or boozy flavors that leave petite palates cold. Susie’s Supper Club deals in daily deliverable menus featuring ingredients often culled from organic or local purveyors, like Satur Farms on the North Fork. Dishes include such swoon-worthy (and soundly nutritious) options as tender boeuf bourguignon (sans mushrooms and wine—frequent tot-offenders), halibut steaks in a crunchy potato crust and a simple but dreamy lasagna with fresh mozzarella and house-made pasta. (Sides and desserts are available too.) Order by 5 PM the day before and Cover will deliver for the kids only (individual fi ve- to nine-ounce servings, $8–$12). You can also opt for a healthy two-course family-style bonanza (serves four; $21–$23 per serving), something along the lines of chicken tikka masala with basmati rice and pan-seared broccoli, followed by brownies. Susie’s Supper Club, 347-529-5259; susiessupperclub.com
RIGHT: Susie Cover in the kitchen at Susie’s Supper Club
