Bite of Seattle July 16th-18th 2010

Until this weekend I hadn't been to Bite of Seattle since I was 10 years old... 20 years later it's still awesome. The Bite finally took the advice of the public by offering smaller portions for a lower price with a selection of "Just Right Bites". Hell yeah... In my mind the "Bite" is an opportunity to sample several small portions from some of Seattle's favorite restaurants as opposed to stopping at one booth and filling up. I myself sampled Catfish, Hush Puppies, BBQ Chicken Pizza, Blue Lemonade, Crepes and some kind of Asian noodle dish. The Seattle Center was packed (as expected) with Sunday being just as busy as Saturday.
I'm having a lot of fun with the different festivals this year with Pride Parade, Mercer Island Days and The Bite of Seattle under my belt so far this Summer I have to say that Pride Parade has been untouched leading by far as my favorite. We'll see what the remaining Summer Festivals have to offer!

Mercer Island Festival 7/10-7/11 2010

This year's Mercer Island Festival marked the cities' 50th birthday while also marking the 20th anniversary for the Summer Celebration Festival. The event boasted "live music", "kid's fun zone", "arts and crafts street fair", "car show", "3 on 3 basketball", and "fireworks".
Saturday at 10:00am the "Parade of Decades" began in downtown Mercer Island. There was nothing spectacular nor noteworthy about the parade. In fact, I am struggling to write anything at all as the entire event proved to me to be incredibly lame. There were many vendor booths and good food but that was about it. Sunday's crowd paled in comparison the the group that showed up for Saturday's festivities.
The one thing that I will remember most about the Mercer Island Festival is the fact that the 'rich' Mercer Island folks don't tip nearly as well at the Pride Parade crowd.