I would LOVE to see his reviews. I don't think it's appropriate for The Sun, but a blog might be highly entertaining. Talk about someone with fresh eyes.

There was a restaurant reviewer at another local publication a few years ago who seemed to know nothing about food. Her reviews were useless, but entertaining in an odd way. She reviewed a sushi restaurant and had never had sushi before. She couldn't tell you if anything was good, just what it was.

An actual child reviewing food for us jaded adults might be refreshing. Why not?

I guess I'm not "most people," but I've tried to instill a love of local restaurants in my kids (currently 16, 13, and 6). We stay away from chains if at all possible. Family favorites include Sushi Hana, Golden West, Cafe Zen, The Thai Restaurant, and Holy Frijoles.

You'd be amazed at what kids will try (and like) if you give them a chance. I really hate it when a magazine or paper lists chains as the best places to take children.

I'd be curious to read his reviews as a blog, too.

Preface: it's 1 am and I'm toasted.

I would love to hear a kid's opinion, but I am worried that he/she would be coached/ghost written by adults. Give the kid a blog. If he fails, kill it . Welcome to the real world, junior.

Maybe you should have a contest for the best kid-blog and then sanction his/her blog.

Bring it on. And now I will retire into a Remi fog.

I like the idea of the blog...and by the way...I live in the city with my 2 and 3 y/o and don't like chains! We take our kids to several local restaurants...you would be surprised how many non chain restaurants are kid friendly. I usually think a restaurant is kid friendly if they have high chairs...My kids like sushi, thai etc..

I've been very pleased and amazed at the effect the Food network has had on so many children. My 6-year-old grandson has a chef's hat and loves to work with his mother in the kitchen. Whatever I may think of the majority of the programming on the Food Network, it has gotten kids interested in food other than chicken stips and pizza.

To say nothing of that adorable movie Ratatouille!

I'd love to see his thoughts.

I hate to be negative, but restaurant reviews from a 9-year-old sound really boring to me. And I agree with Umberto. No way it's not going to be ghost written by his parents.

Some kids are pretty sophisticated these days, so I'd be interested in reading what this one thinks about food. On a blog.

When I was a kid, the only chain restaurant my family visited was Pappy's, a pizza parlor. I was always into exotic food and have never understood why parents allow their chicken finger-eating offspring to dictate their own food choices.

Better in theory than in practice, I'm afraid. I love kids, but the writing is so elementary at that age that I can't imagine it would make for very good reading. There's a reason why critics are adults!