Get ready for a fantastic family friendly experience of Greek foods, wines, music and dance as the 37th annual “A Taste of Greece” Festival returns to Irvine on Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28. The grounds of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine will transform into a festival featuring authentic recipes for traditional Greek dishes, delicious pastries, a Greek coffeehouse set up by Portola Coffee Lab to serve Greek and American coffee drinks, as well as Greek wine and beer.
Guests can feast on chicken, lamb chops, Greek French fries, gyros, pastichio (Greek lasagna), loucanico (Greek sausage), spanakopita (spinach and feta pie), dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves), saganaki (Greek brandy-flamed cheese), loukoumathes (Greek doughnut holes), Greek salad, calamari and more. Church members have been baking Baklava and other delicious pastries (more than 12,000 pieces) around the clock for weeks in preparation for the tasty festival.
The event also offers Greek dancing lessons, games, boutique booths similar to the Plaka in Athens, a variety of games and a full-scale carnival. Event attendees can also enter an opportunity drawing for the chance to win one of three premiere prizes, with a Grand Prize of $1,000 and 2nd Prize of a 50” Flat Screen TV, 3rd Prize of a Dell Inspiron Laptop Computer, and 4th Prize of a GoPro Hero Camera.
Festival admission is just $3 per person with free admission on Saturday, June 27 from noon – 5 p.m. for seniors older than 65 years. Children under the age of 10 are admitted free (with parents or an adult) throughout the three-day festival. Free festival parking will also be available, with complimentary shuttle buses transporting guests from public parking sites in Irvine.
Open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday guests from public parking sites in Irvine.; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday,
4949 Alton Parkway, between Culver Drive and Jeffrey Road in Irvine. For information, visit IrvineGreekFest.com.
Sunday Dinner With Matt Commerce at La Cave
La Cave Steakhouse in Costa Mesa will be open every last Sunday of the month, for dinner from 5:30 to 9 p.m. with Matt Commerce performing relaxing soulful music.
Join Matt Commerce , a Virginia born singer/songwriter who blends acoustic folk/rock with laid-back surf sounds of Southern California on Sunday, June 28 at the old school steakhouse known for its delicious steaks, prime rib, twice baked potatoes and cheese bread, as well as classic cocktails and live entertainment.
La Cave is at 1695 Irvine Ave. in Costa Mesa. 949.646.7944.
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