Press
PRESS CONTACT:
Shannon Seip
608.213.7426
Read the latest buzz on Bean Sprouts:
March 2010
Kids in the Kitchen: Cooking Schools for Pint-sized Chefs
"Classes where Girl Scouts earn their cooking badges and adopted kids learn about dishes from their birth countries are top picks."
February 2010
Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids
"Deceptively easy, these lollipop cakes are perfect for kids to help make and decorate."
January 2010
"The point of the book is to have fun and celebrate food and nutrition . . ."
January 2010
"This funny book is filled to the brim with recipes and activities that engage the whole family and inspire lifelong healthy eating habits.
January 2010
10 Healthy Foods for Picky Eaters
"Help train your child's taste buds with these nutritious nibbles."
December 2009
Read It: Momnesia & If These Boobs Could Talk (jpg)
"With this witty & charming how-to-guide (written by Bean Sprouts' co-owner Shannon Seip), you'll be back on track to being an organized, put-together mommy . . . "
Fall 2009
Nutritious Food = Happy Tummies for Kids (pdf 1Mb)
“Bean Sprouts is a unique café that solves problems parents encounter when taking kids out to eat. Bean Sprouts empowers kids to be kids.”
September 2009
August 2009
Bean Sprouts - a fun & healthy restaurant for kids
Madison Parenting Tweens Examiners raves “ . . . easily the best mac 'n cheese I've ever eaten.”
July 2009
Cover Story: Making meals happier for everyone
“Ask Shannon Payette Seip what it's like to eat out with small children, and she starts to laugh.”
July 2009
"Little J absolutely LOVED the cooking class. The kids made cone dishes from scratch and then apple cinnamon ice cream that was delicious."
July 2009
7 tips for dining out with preschoolers
“Bean Sprouts, an innovative and healthy kids’ café in Madison, Wisconsin, features a wide range of healthy meal options . . . and even homemade organic baby food”
June 2009
Eat out with your kids and like it! (pg. 26-27)
“What's especially unique about Bean Sprouts is that they have a baby food menu as well, so even the tiniest tots can order off the menu!”
May 2009
Celebrity Baby Blog - Book Review
“ . . . any mom who gets this book as a gift will laugh her nursing boobs off!”
March 2009
“ . . . a kid-friendly atmosphere for parents who have traded in their night life for a night light.”
February 2009
Get a master's degree in TASTE
“ Bean Sprouts' classes steer budding chefs of all ages to healthier cooking and eating. Where else can you learn to make soup and become a superhero at the same time? ”
December 2008
“What granddaughter doesn’t enjoy dressing up and attending a tea party with her grandmother? ”
October 2008
October 2008
August 2008
Madison mom and author finds humor in breastfeeding
“Seip, whose other job titles today include 'mom' and co-owner of Bean Sprouts cafe in Middleton, has celebrated the lighter side of maternity from the beginning. ”
July 2008
Dine with the kids at Bean Sprouts Cafe in Middleton
“ . . . by providing healthy food in a fun all-ages venue, Bean Sprouts has found a very positive community center .”
May 2008
The Everything Entrepreneur (Page 14)
“As a mother of two young and mischievous boys, I longed for a place [to eat out] that was both healthy and fun.”
Spring 2008
Yummy good-for-you toddler food (1.5mb PDF)
“Let your bitty baker help you make these family-friendly Italian recipes.”
March 2008
Bean Sprouts: New Kids Cooking Show in April
“a great concept to teach children healthy eating at a crucial age for learning . . . My compliments to the CHEF ”
March 2008
“Chef Carisa Dixon showed the dozen kids how to make Mama Matos (a baked tomato face with pasta hair) . . . ”
December 2007
2007 dished up plenty of delicious dining
“BEST RESTAURANT CONCEPT : Bean Sprouts kids cafe in Middleton . . . "
December 2007
Bean Sprouts cafe is great for kids -- and adults
“Bean Sprouts kids cafe is a restaurant after my own heart. They are expert in hiding vegetables in food and making it taste even better in the process.”
December 2007
Co-owner Shannon Seip interviewed on Madison in the Morning (AM 1310). (mp3, 1.4mb)
November 2007
Society of Typographic Arts and the Chicago Design Archive recognize Bean Sprouts logo and overall identity design in its annual award presentation.
October 2007
“You won't find a deep fryer here. What you'll find is a bright space where your kids will not only eat but enjoy healthy meals.”
September 2007
Out to Munch at Bean Sprouts (1mb PDF)
Bean Sprouts is also appealing to adults. Its clean, fresh, hip atmosphere is a refreshing change from the usual family place.
August 2007
Kid friendly dining Middleton Hills cafe weaves in healthy eats
“We took every problem that parents have when dining out with their children, or trying to feed their children, and we tried to create solutions.”
August 2007
Serving up healthy food for kids
“A children's cafe that could easily be termed the anti-McDonalds opened its doors in Middleton.”
August 2007
Healthy, fun food for kids? Bean me up!
“the result is a hip, fresh place for parents to take their kids where they can get fun food that's good for them.”
July 2007
Co-owner Shannon Seip interviewed on Madison in the Morning (AM 1310). (mp3, 1.4mb)
July 2007
Hip Bean Sprouts cafe opens today in Middleton, WI
“. . . something I have been waiting for—a local, chic, modern, healthy and FUN place to bring your family.”
