Only lobster and caviar for our poppets: SAMANTHA BRICK meets the children with rarefied tastes

Caviar to start. Then perhaps a sizeable portion of mussels. Not forgetting a delectable serving of lamb brain. All rounded off with a plate of artisan cheese.

No, this isn’t the winning menu for this year’s MasterChef; rather, these are just some of the dishes five-year-old Sophie Baron has recently devoured.

And she’s actively encouraged away from the usual children’s staples of nuggets and chips towards this rather more gourmet style of eating by her mother, Danielle, a children’s therapist, coach and entrance exam tutor.

‘We’ve shared fine-dining experiences everywhere from The Shard to The Ivy. She’s my favourite dining partner; she’s just as much of a foodie as I am and it’s a joy to know I can take Sophie anywhere,’ says Danielle, who lives in Walton-on-Thames,…