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Bite Of Seattle
StatusActive
GenreFood Festival
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
CountryUnited States
Years active1982 - Present
PeopleAlbert Lee

The Bite of Seattle is an annual food festival that takes place in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Center. The official title of this event is referred to as the Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. It is also more known locally as "The Bite", and the festival is held on one weekend during the month of July.

With over 200 vendors that are featured, this festival is considered to be Seattle's earliest and greatest event that involves food and beverages. Although food is the number one reason people come to visit The Bite, there are also many other attractions that this festival has to offer. Furthermore, the best part about the Bite of Seattle is that it is absolutely free to attend.

History

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Back in July 1982, Alan Silverman, the president of Festivals, Inc., founded this festival which was originally held at Green Lake Park.[1] Initially, it was expected that roughly 25,000 people would attend, but there was a total of 25 restaurants participating and 75,000 in attendance. In 2006, these number increased and exponentially grew as there were 60 restaurants and food vendors participating and over 425,000 visitors.[2]

Throughout the rest of the years, the number of visitors averaged out to about 400,000 people over the course of the three day long festival with over 60 restaurants participating.

Accomplishments

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For two consecutive years, 2016 & 2017, the Bite of Seattle was voted the “Best Food Festival" in the United States.[3]

On April 4, 2019, Alan Silverman was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Washington Festival and Events Association.[1] This was mainly due to his success of coordinating and creating many popular festivals, including the Bite of Seattle.

Attractions

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The Bite offers many attractions for food lovers and foodies including food sampling from local restaurants, food cook-off competitions, eating competitions, new foods and vendors, commercial vendors, traveling tours and child-friendly activities. There are also many activities and entertainment that aren't related to food which includes live entertainment, stage performances, a free movie night, craft beer & cider tasting, beer gardens, watching local chefs cook, etc.

Bite of Seattle hosts over 80 live bands that play on stage which feature mostly local and regional artists. These various performances are usually held at one of the three main stages. Either the Fountain Lawn Stage (sponsored by 95.7 The Jet)[4], the Mural Stage (presented by Emerald Queen Casino and sponsored by 102.5 KZOK)[5], and finally the Fisher Green Stage (presented by BECU and sponsored by 96.5 JACK FM)[6].

Available Attractions

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  • Bite Packages
  • The Alley
  • The Bite Cooks
  • Craft Beer & Cider Tasting
  • Beer Gardens
  • Gladiator Of The Grill
  • Munchies At The Mural
  • Family Fun
  • Free Bite Movie Night
  • Handcraft Vendors
  • General Vendors
  • Featured Sponsor Activities

Dining Options

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Restaurants & Food Trucks
Restaurants [7] Food Trucks[8]
  • Agave Cocina & Tequilas
  • Ambitious Kitchen Taste Of South East Asia
  • Bai Tong Thai Restaurant
  • Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen
  • Biringer Farm
  • Blue Elephant
  • Carlos Catering
  • Classic Catering: Burger Shack & Salmon Bake
  • Crepe Chalet
  • Dancing Zorba
  • Deano's Grill
  • Delicious Asia
  • Eduardo's Famous Fish Tacos
  • Famous Dave’s Bbq
  • Flaco’s Al Pastor
  • Garlic Shrimp Island
  • Kaleenka
  • Kungfu Jian Bing
  • Lajitana Lebanese Cuisine
  • New Orleans Cookery
  • Oyster Bay
  • Pat's Philly Steak Sandwiches
  • Pecos Pit Bar-b-que
  • Pho Cyclo Cafe
  • Raspados Del Sur
  • Topos Langostino
  • Wicked Pie Pizza
  • Ziegler's Bratwurst Haus
  • Anthony’s Finn
  • B & B Ice Cream
  • C. Davis Texas Bbq
  • Chebogz Filipino Food Truck
  • Fisher Fair Scones
  • Gogi On The Go
  • Kebab King
  • King Philly Cheese Steaks
  • Lizzie Lou’s Comfort Food
  • Phorale
  • Pineapple Shack
  • Sazon
  • Seoul Bowl Co.
  • Sugar & Spice Mini Donuts
  • Sugar & Spoon Cookie Dough
  • Stacks Burgers
  • The People’s Burger
  • Yummy 8
Speciality & Artisan Foods
Speciality Foods[9] Artisan Foods[10]
  • Ben & Jerry’s
  • Big Island Poke
  • Boba King
  • Cold Plate
  • Corn Dogs Of The World
  • Corn Roasters
  • Fina's Fish
  • Funnel Cakes And Soft Serve
  • Geni’s Ethiopian Corner
  • Glow Tea
  • Hapa Food Co.
  • Margarita Village
  • Nw Perk Coffee
  • Panda Dim Sum
  • Pb Goodness
  • Puffleup
  • Puffle Long Fries
  • Purple Hibiscus
  • Seattle Pops
  • Shishkaberry's
  • Show Me Your Cones
  • Snowie
  • South African Food Affair
  • Stizzy’s Sweet Tea
  • Sweet Art Cotton Candy
  • Three Twenty Below
  • Tiny's Organic
  • Uncle Mike’s Snow Ice & Lunch Plates
  • Warthog Wings
  • Bee Delightful
  • Bees In The ‘burbs
  • Brevin’s Solid Gold Fudge
  • Campfire Foods Nw
  • Craft And Associates
  • Dyana’s Aji
  • Friday Harbor House Of Jerky
  • Nectar Of The Vine
  • Pike Place Nuts
  • Purple Hibiscus Signature Bites
  • Spunks Pumpkin Seeds
  • Such-a-slush
  • Timbo’s Gourmet Licorice
Just A Bite
Just A Bite[11]
  • Agave Cocina & Tequilas
  • Ambitious Kitchen Taste Of South East Asia
  • Anthony’s Finn
  • B & B Ice Cream
  • Bai Tong Thai Restaurant
  • Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen
  • Biringer Farm
  • Blue Elephant
  • Bomba Fusion
  • C. Davis Texas Bbq
  • Carlos Catering
  • Chebogz Filipino Food Truck
  • Classic Catering: Burger Shack & Salmon Bake
  • Crepe Chalet
  • Dancing Zorba
  • Deano's Grill
  • Delicious Asia
  • Eduardo's Famous Fish Tacos
  • Famous Dave’s Bbq
  • Fisher Fair Scones
  • Flaco’s Al Pastor
  • Garlic Shrimp Island
  • Gogi On The Go
  • Kaleenka
  • Kebab King
  • King Philly Cheese Steaks
  • Kungfu Jian Bing
  • Lajitana Lebanese Cuisine
  • Lizzie Lou’s Comfort Food
  • New Orleans Cookery
  • Oyster Bay
  • Pat's Philly Steak Sandwiches
  • Pecos Pit Bar-b-que
  • Pho Cyclo Cafe
  • Phorale
  • Pie Bar
  • Pineapple Shack
  • Raspados Del Sur
  • Sazon
  • Seoul Bowl Co.
  • Simply Soulful
  • Sugar & Spice Mini Donuts
  • Sugar & Spoon Cookie Dough
  • Stacks Burgers
  • Street Treats
  • The People’s Burger
  • Topos Langostino
  • Wicked Pie Pizza
  • Yummy 8
  • Ziegler's Bratwurst Haus
Desserts
Desserts[12]
  • B & B Ice Cream
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Biringer Farm
  • Boba King
  • Cold Plate
  • Crepe Chalet
  • Fisher Scones
  • Funnel Cakes & Soft Serve
  • Glow Tea
  • Margarita Village
  • Pb Goodness
  • Pineapple Shack
  • Puffleup
  • Purple Hibiscus Signature Bites
  • Seattle Pops
  • Shishkaberry's
  • Stizzy’s Sweet Tea
  • Snowie
  • Street Treats
  • Sugar & Spice Mini Donuts
  • Sugar & Spoon Cookie Dough
  • Sweet Art Cotton Candy
  • Three Twenty Below
  • Uncle Mike’s Snow Ice
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Reference

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  1. ^ a b "What to Expect?". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ Broom, Jack (July 19, 2006). "Even after 25 years, Bite of Seattle still delicious". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle". OutdoorsNW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ^ "Fountain Lawn Stage". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. ^ "Mural Stage". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. ^ "Fisher Green Stage". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  7. ^ "Restaurants". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. ^ "Food Trucks". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  9. ^ "Specialty Foods". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  10. ^ "Artisan Foods". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  11. ^ "Just a Bite!". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  12. ^ "Desserts". Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

ORIGINAL BITE OF SEATTLE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE

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Crowds at Bite of Seattle

The Bite of Seattle is an annual food festival that takes place in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle Center. Known locally as "The Bite", this festival is held on one weekend during the month of July.

Founded by Alan Silverman, the president of Festivals, Inc., the first festival was held in 1982 at Green Lake, with 25 restaurants participating and 75,000 in attendance. In 2006, there were 60 restaurants and food vendors participating and over 425,000 visitors.[1]

Attractions

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The Bite offers many attractions for food lovers and foodies including food sampling from local restaurants, food cook-off competitions, eating competitions, new foods and vendors, commercial vendors, traveling tours and child-friendly activities.[citation needed]

On July 19, 2019, Nintendo will set up their Nintendo Switch Road Trip tour in Seattle Center during this event.[2]

Reference

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  1. ^ Broom, Jack (July 19, 2006). "Even after 25 years, Bite of Seattle still delicious". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Nintendo Switch Road Trip – Official Site". events.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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