Do you keep your play food/kitchen items INSIDE the play kitchen, or somewhere else? I've currently got everything stashed in the kitchen itself - fridge, microwave, dishwasher....but now that we're going to a setup where the kids have a whole playroom for their toys, I'm considering storing the play food and utensils in another place so that the kitchen spaces are more open for playing (and the toys don't get dumped out to clear those spaces).

Thoughts? How are you organizing your LO's kitchen things?