I got this for my 2 yr old son in addition to some other M&D food items and this one has been a great hit!He has played w/ it every day since we received it, and everytime my husband bbqs - my son pulls this out and starts to "bbq" w/ it :)There are several good things about this toy that I really like:1) colors - you have the red tomatoes, green bell peppers, white/pink shrimp, white onions, brown kabobs...2) shapes - round tomatoes, square kabobs, etc.3) cutting feature - some of the pieces (bell peppers / onions) are held together by velcro and a knife is included for cutting - which is actually very satisfying for my son! he loves to "cut" his food.4) bead/stringing - it includeds 2 skewers so it's good for his fine motor skills to skewer the veggies/meat onto the skewers into different patterns5) finally, it comes w/ a set of tongs that my son had a little trouble w/ at first, but now he uses it to pick up pieces of food and "bbq" it on the grill.Overall, the play food is very visually appealing and realistic looking, and my son enjoys playing with it and creating different combinations on his skewers. He likes using the tongs and likes the bbq set - everytime he touches it - he goes "hot hot hot!" I would recommend this toy.