Pretend City Children’s Museum is a non-profit educational institution that is fun for the whole family. The mini-city includes a grocery store (with real products to shop for), beach, cafe, art studio, post office, farm, construction site and more.

The Taste of Irvine food sampling was held at the Kia Showroom. The outdoor patio was turned into an upscale cocktail mixer as over a dozen local restaurants came with delectible delights and Bacardi and Alexander Valley Vineyards provided libations.  Pictured is the salad bar from 6ix Park Grill, Sushi from Elements 102 and deserts from Seasons 52. Other notable  mentions were the crab cake slider from Andrei’s and meatballs from Gina’s.