Is my 2-year-old a gourmet?

[MrsMerryHenry]

He has spurned Milky Bars and Cadbury's Creme Eggs in favour of dark Lindt eggs. He also prefers filtered water to straight from the tap.

I think he's a gourmet. What should I do? Perhaps it's time to send him to a Parisian Ecole des Gourmands? He's far too classy for a Jamie Oliver '15'-style initiative, and would shame Jamie with his superior vowels.

Or maybe I should ship him over to Tuscany for a month mastering Italian cuisine. He's so clever that a month should be more than sufficient.

What's the most effective way of hothousing his talent? HEEEELLP!!

[TheProvincialLady]

He's not a gourmet, he's a ponce. Start him on IV brown sauce (not even HP, it must be Daddies) immediately before it is too late for him.

[moondog]

Have you not yet started instructing him in the art of creating the perfect mirepoix and making his ownphyllo?
If not, yuo need to get cracking pdq.

[nickytwotimes]

Pmsl!

[MrsMerryHenry]

I must say, I do draw the line at brown sauce. I think DS could manage to make his own pesto, would that be an acceptable alternative?

[TheProvincialLady]

No - although dodgy supermarket pesto made from used tea leaves would be acceptable. Or you could try a packet of Coleman's bread sauce.

[MrsMerryHenry]

So he could use the tea leaves himself to super-whizz a home-made gourmet-ish pesto and then sell it back to the supermarkets? I like the sound of that: G&T 2-year-old Sets Up Own Company. Do you think it would be FTSE listed within the first 3 years?

[MrsMerryHenry]

Moondog - argh! I can't believe I've not got him onto mirepoix (though he does a fabulous aioli with his eyes shut )