Irvine Global Village Festival

We went to this event for the first time on Saturday morning with my sister and brother-in-law (who shall now be referred to as "BIL"). Even though we arrived less than an hour after it started, the parking lot was full, so we had to take a shuttle. On the way there, the shuttle was very crowded with a lot of kids.

The park where it was held ("Bill Barber Park") was larger than I expected. There were three separate sections of booths, along with three stages for performers. Of course, we were mainly there for the food. D and BIL opted for Korean bbq ($7). I had beef chow fun and some dim sum from Crystal Jade ($3). Sis had sliders from Rubys. D and I also shared some chicken tikka masala and a samosa ($4). BIL tried a "Chinese hamburger"--interesting. D and I also tried 1 green tea and 1 mango mochilato (mochi with gelato inside, $1 each). The green tea tasted just like mochi ice cream, but the mango had a more pronounced fruit flavor. We brought home a few desserts from Layer Cake Bakery also. I wouldn't say the festival was quite "global" in that Asia was definitely overrepresented...but it is Irvine, after all!






The green tea mochilato was melty and messy to eat!